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22nd January 2006, 02:25 PM
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Kampilan
Just wanna show this kampilan. Item measures 39in. overall.
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22nd January 2006, 04:25 PM
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BTW its an ivory kampilan.
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22nd January 2006, 04:29 PM
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nice! can you provide closeups on the blade??
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22nd January 2006, 04:38 PM
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Are you sure that it is ivory? It may be whale bone? The grain structure does not look like ivory to me. Is there another type of marine animal that this ivory could have come from? Lew |
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22nd January 2006, 04:51 PM
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My thoughts exactly Lew. It looks more like bone to me. Still quite nice though. I would also like to see close-ups of the blade as well as the tip if you don't mind.
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22nd January 2006, 07:33 PM
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I'm in agreement. I've seen whalebone kampilans and this looks whalebone to me also. Also looks like baided silver bands as well.
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23rd January 2006, 03:08 AM
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Nope. Maybe your just used to seeing newer types of ivory kampilan. This is an early 1900's example. This ivory is similar to the examples shown on the museums in Spain.
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