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6th November 2019, 08:45 PM
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Sundang with an Interesting Mark on the Scabbard
I recently acquired this Sundang. The scabbard had tape holding it together, so while I was removing it I found this interesting mark of an anchor running through 2 caduceus staffs. I am guessing that some U.S. Navy Medical Officer picked this up and marked it with the anchor. Could one determine the age of the sword by identifying the time period that this particular stamp was used?
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7th November 2019, 12:22 AM
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Interesting Maguindanao kris/sundang.
I have seen some scabbards made of used wood, even with sea worm holes in them. Here this looks like some scrap from a European ship and reused for a scabbard. |
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7th November 2019, 01:00 AM
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Thanks for your comments. I thought that the stamp might have been placed on the scabbard afterward because it is on a rounded edge which would have been removed(the stamp), had it been there before they shaped the sheath.
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7th November 2019, 03:32 AM
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The marking appears to be burnt into the wood.
I have not been able to find an anchor device with a caduceus wrapped around the stock as this one is. It also looks like multiple impressions. 
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7th November 2019, 08:03 AM
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This is not a caduceus but a rope. It was stamped twice. I saw this sign a the back of Chinese ceramics for the East India company but i dont remember where... To me it's a good sign of age... really cool... |
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7th November 2019, 02:05 PM
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Great different perspectives!
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