30th July 2024, 03:45 PM | #1 |
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Three Boa's
Three plain Boa short swords. According to the site africanarms.com, the narrow swords were used for plantation work. The wide one has a slightly different blade than usual. comments welcome.
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30th July 2024, 04:31 PM | #2 |
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Hi Marc,
Nice Boa blades! I've handled some Boa blades and I was always amazed about them, one I've shown at this place. Recently I came across two copper bladed Boa knives, never have seen one before. Do you plan to clean the blades a little bit more? |
30th July 2024, 05:18 PM | #3 |
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Cool, do you have a link for the narrow boa reference, the mentioned site is rather hard to navigate?
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30th July 2024, 06:43 PM | #4 | |
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Nice Boa sword you have, with a blade shape that is less common. I stripped the blades of the red rust spots and put on a layer of metal wax. I'm not a big fan of over cleaned blades, but that's personal. Regards Marc |
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I am hopeless at such things as attaching a link. The site is user friendly for me so that says something. The start page is a takouba , left click, click on swords/knives and on page 11 you will find the Boa. Regards Marc |
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2nd August 2024, 02:47 PM | #6 | |
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Here is my latest Boa Similar to your sword. It is a blade shape that is less common, but found one for not too much money. Condition according to the seller was in excellent condition with no rust and a nice patina on the blade.Upon receipt it turned out to be a varnished rusty blade. After a few hours of elbow grease it looks a little better. Oal 75cm. Regards Marc |
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2nd August 2024, 04:28 PM | #7 | |
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Very nice one and indeed the same shape as the one I had once! Good cleaning job! Regards, Detlef |
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Since there was a layer of varnish on it I started with a paint stripper, took off the dissolved varnish layer with a 3M sanding sponge, then sanded away the fairly hard layer of rust with sandpaper from coarse to fine. Went into the grooves with a brass brush without much result then with a steel brush in a pillar drill brushed most everything away. Cleaned away the sanding lines with 3M and steel wool and a layer of metal wax on the blade. Regards Marc |
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