A INTERESTING NEW KAMPILIAN

VANDOO · 16th December 2005, 04:49 AM

A INTERESTING KAMPILIAN RECENTLY MADE IN PANAY JUST SOLD FOR THE PRICE OF A GOOD OLD ONE

I THOUGHT I MIGHT GET ONE TO GO WITH THE PIRA FROM THE SAME AREA AND TIME FRAME THEY ARE INTERESTING WALL HANGERS BUT PURELY FANTASY TYPE ITEMS. LOOK AT EBAY #7373604363 , EBAY A SELLERS WET DREAM!

kai · 16th December 2005, 09:35 AM

Whoa, I could get several nice, genuine pieces for 380 bucks!

And at least one for what you were willing to spend, Barry.

Just curious, why were you interested in it?

Regards,
Kai

Battara · 16th December 2005, 09:44 AM

HOLY CRACKER!

ariel · 16th December 2005, 12:58 PM

Just another proof that we all have strange and incomprehensible desires.
I would call this piece schlocky but there were enough buyers who had a special niche for this masterpiece in the deep, dark recesses of their souls.
I had similar moments of insanity and, having unpacked the monstrosity, could not understand what possessed me to spend money on that piece of junk. Some just have the itch all the time and end up with a huge arsenal of Chinese katanas ( a friend of mine is inordinately proud of his display of those!).
To be perfectly frank, from a purely logical point of view the kind of swords we collect makes no difference: they are all useless. As for their being objects of art, investment values, historical artifacts etc, we all have different tastes and hundred years from now these pieces will be hundred years old. All of these "reasons" were mostly designed to convince our spouses that the money was well spent. Any collecting is a form of insanity.
Join the asylum, buddies......

MABAGANI · 16th December 2005, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

Any collecting is a form of insanity.
Join the asylum, buddies......

Hmm guess if a reason or cure for the insanity isn't found then its a problem.
I've been fortunate in that I don't have to answer to my wife about collecting swords or artifacts, its just a part of me.
As for my sword collection being useless, I'd also disagree, I practice my martial arts with most of them, so culturally in a sense they are kept alive.
Both collecting and martial arts I've been doing before I got married.
Feel free to use those excuses as a last resort.lolz

Spunjer · 16th December 2005, 04:22 PM

yeah, mabagani. i've told my wife that helio gracie originally implemented tenegres and barungs (depending on what day it is) when he started brazilian jiujitsu. and that each of the gracie brothers specialized in different sundangs as part of the BJJ curriculum, reason why i'm collecting these weapons. it's a little known fact about gracie jiujitsu...

16th December 2005, 04:49 AM	#1
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	A INTERESTING NEW KAMPILIAN A INTERESTING KAMPILIAN RECENTLY MADE IN PANAY JUST SOLD FOR THE PRICE OF A GOOD OLD ONE I THOUGHT I MIGHT GET ONE TO GO WITH THE PIRA FROM THE SAME AREA AND TIME FRAME THEY ARE INTERESTING WALL HANGERS BUT PURELY FANTASY TYPE ITEMS. LOOK AT EBAY #7373604363 , EBAY A SELLERS WET DREAM!

16th December 2005, 09:35 AM	#2
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,219	Whoa, I could get several nice, genuine pieces for 380 bucks! And at least one for what you were willing to spend, Barry. Just curious, why were you interested in it? Regards, Kai

16th December 2005, 09:44 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	HOLY CRACKER!

16th December 2005, 12:58 PM	#4
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Just another proof that we all have strange and incomprehensible desires. I would call this piece schlocky but there were enough buyers who had a special niche for this masterpiece in the deep, dark recesses of their souls. I had similar moments of insanity and, having unpacked the monstrosity, could not understand what possessed me to spend money on that piece of junk. Some just have the itch all the time and end up with a huge arsenal of Chinese katanas ( a friend of mine is inordinately proud of his display of those!). To be perfectly frank, from a purely logical point of view the kind of swords we collect makes no difference: they are all useless. As for their being objects of art, investment values, historical artifacts etc, we all have different tastes and hundred years from now these pieces will be hundred years old. All of these "reasons" were mostly designed to convince our spouses that the money was well spent. Any collecting is a form of insanity. Join the asylum, buddies......

16th December 2005, 04:22 PM	#6
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	yeah, mabagani. i've told my wife that helio gracie originally implemented tenegres and barungs (depending on what day it is) when he started brazilian jiujitsu. and that each of the gracie brothers specialized in different sundangs as part of the BJJ curriculum, reason why i'm collecting these weapons. it's a little known fact about gracie jiujitsu...