Celebes Kobiti and katandu swords

VANDOO · 27th June 2007, 07:44 PM

A VERY INTERESTING SORT OF KNIFE I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE. THE WORKMANSHIP LOOKS EXCEPTIONALY GOOD AND THE DESIGN IS INTERESTING . THE DESIGNS REMIND ME OF BIRDS HEADS OR WINGS AND SOME OF THE OTHERS COULD BE INTERPRETED AS BIRD HEADS OR FISH TAILS. I DON'T HAVE MANY ITEMS FROM THESE ISLANDS BUT HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THEM.

I SAW QUITE A VARIETY IN BALI FROM ISLANDS IN THE AREA SOME OF WHICH APPEARED TO BE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE THE USE OF SWORDS WAS LARGELY ELIMINATED BY MODERN FIREARMS. BUT MOST LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE NEWER MADE AGED EXAMPLES BUT THE FORM WAS GOOD MOSTLY THE BLADES WERE A BIT TOO THIN AND UNIFORM TO HAVE BEEN FORGED. I DID NOT SEE ANY EXAMPLES OF THE PRIEST KNIFE.
THANKS FOR SHAREING IR IS ALWAYS FUN TO SEE SOMETHING NEW.

27th June 2007, 07:44 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A VERY INTERESTING SORT OF KNIFE I HAD NOT SEEN BEFORE. THE WORKMANSHIP LOOKS EXCEPTIONALY GOOD AND THE DESIGN IS INTERESTING . THE DESIGNS REMIND ME OF BIRDS HEADS OR WINGS AND SOME OF THE OTHERS COULD BE INTERPRETED AS BIRD HEADS OR FISH TAILS. I DON'T HAVE MANY ITEMS FROM THESE ISLANDS BUT HAVE ALWAYS LIKED THEM. I SAW QUITE A VARIETY IN BALI FROM ISLANDS IN THE AREA SOME OF WHICH APPEARED TO BE OLD ENOUGH TO HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE THE USE OF SWORDS WAS LARGELY ELIMINATED BY MODERN FIREARMS. BUT MOST LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE NEWER MADE AGED EXAMPLES BUT THE FORM WAS GOOD MOSTLY THE BLADES WERE A BIT TOO THIN AND UNIFORM TO HAVE BEEN FORGED. I DID NOT SEE ANY EXAMPLES OF THE PRIEST KNIFE. THANKS FOR SHAREING IR IS ALWAYS FUN TO SEE SOMETHING NEW.