MANDAU FOR COMMENT

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the engravings on
my mandau looking more smooth?

Hi Danny,
It is done by hand. How deep the engravings are will depend on who and with what they did it.
I never tried to make an engraving, but I think in iron it is a difficult job.

Maybe because Arjan has given the scabbard both a very good restauration as well as his skills in repatination?

From pictures and after the reatsuration it is indeed difficult to be sure.
But I trust Arjan's judgement in this case.
Although these ornaments where not very bad.
I have a mandau that once had colored chicken feathers glued to the scabbard.
Well, those had to go. I don't think that dayak would attach feathers of such an easy prey to their weapon.