Strange flamboyant blade rapier on ebay

Atlantia · 11th November 2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I wonder if this blade was possibly made by an Indonesian smith rather than European . I think I'm looking at a nice distal taper, and the curves evoke a really native approach .

Portugese steel meets Indonesian smith ?

Somebody throw a net over me, please !

You're just itching to etch it aren't you Rick? ;-)

Rick · 11th November 2008, 08:55 PM

Fall of Malacca to the Portuguese, 1511 ...

Staining ??

Nah, I suspect that if a Portuguese comissioned a sword from a local smith he would have given him superior European steel to work with; not that local crap what passes for metal .

11th November 2008, 08:55 PM	#2
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	Fall of Malacca to the Portuguese, 1511 ... Staining ?? Nah, I suspect that if a Portuguese comissioned a sword from a local smith he would have given him superior European steel to work with; not that local crap what passes for metal .