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asomotif · 25th September 2010, 01:58 AM

Welcome to the forum,

thanks for bringing up an old discussion.
This type of mandau imho (in my humble opinion) is made for tourists.
As Rick rightfully asks, dow e have pictures of natives wearing them ?
I heard that they are worn in the 70/80's series Sandokan. So much for provenance.

Use the search function on this website an check out some mandau threads.
You wil see the difference between this one and the real deal.

I like the fittings on the wakizashi, a pity that someone sanded the blade.
I no nothing about japanese stuff, but sanding the blade seems fatal for the value to me. There are specialist forums on nihonto / japanese swords.

Best regards,
Willem

25th September 2010, 01:58 AM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,221	Welcome to the forum, thanks for bringing up an old discussion. This type of mandau imho (in my humble opinion) is made for tourists. As Rick rightfully asks, dow e have pictures of natives wearing them ? I heard that they are worn in the 70/80's series Sandokan. So much for provenance. Use the search function on this website an check out some mandau threads. You wil see the difference between this one and the real deal. I like the fittings on the wakizashi, a pity that someone sanded the blade. I no nothing about japanese stuff, but sanding the blade seems fatal for the value to me. There are specialist forums on nihonto / japanese swords. Best regards, Willem