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Old 7th September 2024, 08:49 PM   #1
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Default Australian aboriginal club

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What do you think of this club ?
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Old 7th September 2024, 09:34 PM   #2
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Something for the pleasure traveller I'm afraid.
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Old 7th September 2024, 09:44 PM   #3
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Something for the pleasure traveller I'm afraid.
Agreed!
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Old 7th September 2024, 10:39 PM   #4
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Thank you for your reply,
it comes from an auction house which spoke of a souvenir item but an old one, 100 years old
it has a nice patina but...
You think all bullshit ??

Length 67cm / 26,4 inches
Weight is 400gramms / 0.9 pounds
not heavy but well balance.
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Old 8th September 2024, 03:10 PM   #5
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Not 100 years old. No more than 50 years and probably less than that. Hand held clubs are not prominent weapons among Australian indigenous groups. Spears and throwing sticks (boomerangs) were preferred.
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Old 8th September 2024, 07:34 PM   #6
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Hello,
Yes but then I saw these one
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