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1st April 2008, 06:48 PM
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these have been discussed at length before in This Thread and linkies in it lead to earlier threads on them. the one shown above has been ridden hard and put down wet. probably still more valuable than you think.
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1st April 2008, 07:34 PM
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9th April 2008, 06:35 PM
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Well the one I posted is on eBay now with a bad description that will probably have it end up selling cheaply. If anyone is looking for such things and can't find it let me know and I can send you a link.
The seller wanted me to buy it but I am not so interested. The blade is stamped "MILSCO". Does that narrow it down to a particular time? Thank you for the links everyone, I had no idea these had such a history. Josh |
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9th April 2008, 08:37 PM
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The US company Milsco got a contract for a large number of klewangs. Before they could all be delivered, the Dutch East Indies were also overrun. Without a paying customer, the US military took a lot of these swords into service as M1941. They did serve in the US army and marine corps, but perhaps not as an official item. After WW2, many of the unissued Milso klewangs were bought by the Dutch government and used in the "policing actions" in Indonesia in the late 40's. Others found their way to the collectors market in new condition. |
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10th April 2008, 04:28 PM
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Thanks, I remember the post now, but I there was allot of information in the posts, so it slipped my mind until you reminded me.
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10th April 2008, 05:10 PM
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The sword is now on its way to HongKong with all the other good stuff.
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