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23rd December 2007, 03:38 PM
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That is an nice one Charless looks like an very long one
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24th December 2007, 01:14 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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A very nice Sikin.
 I have had it in my hands last month when it was still in the Netherlands. The blade is quite common, as far as Siking Pasangangs of this quality are common  The silver can be cleaned, it will get darker by time again. But I would also choose to leave them as it is. I Have no experience in etching, but from previous posts by Bill we can see that this is in goods hands  enclosed a picture of a sikin with similar bladepoint. |
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27th December 2007, 12:42 PM
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The handle is horn. Could this be rhino?
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27th December 2007, 01:03 PM
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Dear Bill,
No, as far as I could see it is Buffalhorn. Ps. some more pictures of the blades I currently have. 2 x Sikin Pasangang and 1 x Pedueng I Sikin has a very faint image of a European looking shield engraving. |
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27th December 2007, 01:12 PM
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Thank you Willem, I am sure you are correct since you are familiar with Sikin and have handled my sword in the Netherlands. It does not seem as fibrous as rhino is usually. I read that rhino horn became more sticky when wet and noticed that when I was cleaning the handle it did seem to become sticky. I guess that buffalo horn may also exhibit this characteristic. You have some nice pieces as well. |
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