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1st October 2007, 05:42 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South of Germany
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reworked kora ?
Very interesting beast ...
might I ask for a close up picture of the tip ? Just to "exclude" that we are looking at a kora with a down-grinded and then reworked and again heat treated tip. regards Andreas |
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1st October 2007, 06:47 PM
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Arms Historian
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Route 66
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Good point Andreas!!!
 ....couldnt resist!This doesnt seem ground down, but I really cant tell, many of the guys have a better eye for those characteristics than I do for sure. Best regards, Jim |
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1st October 2007, 11:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
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Here they are. I cannot detect any sign of alteration: the curve is contiguous, smooth and there are no signs of any work on the area.
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2nd October 2007, 02:27 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: South of Germany
Posts: 8
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strange beast
Hello Ariel,
Thank you very much for the close up - that is a strange beast. Actually I was suspecting something like what I tried to describe with the red lines in the attached picture. As this sword also has a fitting scabbard i already asumed that (even if it was made from cut down kora) the tip would have been properly heat treated etc. But I agree - from your pictures I can't see any feature that would hint this to be a "grinded/cut down" piece. So we have to assume that it isn't. Thanks a lot for the clarification. Something new to look at ! Andreas |
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