Am I overly paranoid

Conogre · 16th April 2005, 05:07 AM

I'm a novice on older pieces (getting better though, due to the gift of a good book by a friend **grin**) and intentionally somewhat familiar with contemporary pieces of traditional style, with my impression being that they MAY be chinese reproductions of Indian pieces, primarily from the "feel" of the artwork.
The dagger, by the way struck me as odd with a very flat appearing inner blade and the "armor piercing tip" obviously welded on.....this doesn't appear to be a repair weld if you look very closely.
Then again, I undertand that Chinese smiths are not uncommon in parts of India , so I may well be off base here, but I agree that there do seem to be some strange inconsistancies.
Here's a few photos of some of my contemporary pieces for comparison.
I'll be curious to see what some of our more knowldegable members have to see as well.....if you're too paranoid, I'm in your club as well (and thrifty too! **grin**)
Mike
ps...the shipping was cheaper from Bombay! **BIG grin**

16th April 2005, 05:07 AM	#1
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	I'm a novice on older pieces (getting better though, due to the gift of a good book by a friend grin) and intentionally somewhat familiar with contemporary pieces of traditional style, with my impression being that they MAY be chinese reproductions of Indian pieces, primarily from the "feel" of the artwork. The dagger, by the way struck me as odd with a very flat appearing inner blade and the "armor piercing tip" obviously welded on.....this doesn't appear to be a repair weld if you look very closely. Then again, I undertand that Chinese smiths are not uncommon in parts of India , so I may well be off base here, but I agree that there do seem to be some strange inconsistancies. Here's a few photos of some of my contemporary pieces for comparison. I'll be curious to see what some of our more knowldegable members have to see as well.....if you're too paranoid, I'm in your club as well (and thrifty too! grin) Mike ps...the shipping was cheaper from Bombay! BIG grin Attached Images Last edited by Conogre; 16th April 2005 at 05:17 AM.