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Originally Posted by Sajen
Hello Jury,
I've expressed my view just before. I have never been to continental Africa but have visited Asia several times. It is a very similar climatic condition there. Before wood like the handles from Ians "new" knives receive such a glossy patina it needs minimum years and it's a little bit unintelligible to me that you are obviously not able to see that, sorry! 
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Hello Detlef
I visited both Africa and Asia, the climatic conditions there are different. Africa has more humidity.
I'm not insisting on anything, I'm just expressing my opinion, maybe I'm wrong.
The items presented by Ians are 50-70 years old, my item is 5 years old.
Regarding ethnographic weapons, this is normal business for the countries that travelers visit. Examples: Oman - khanjar, Yemen - jambia, Morocco - kummiya, Indonesia – keris...
In Africa, too, since travelers began to visit it, in every country local artisans have been producing inexpensive ethnographic weapons for every taste and budget.
Regards, Yuri