Small panabas; woman's or child's ?

drac2k · 24th December 2013, 02:15 AM

Thanks, I got lucky.I'm pretty sure it's brass. I wiped the grit and grim off the collar with an oily cloth ; I'm afraid to use a polish, because if it is brass , it will get that real shiny new look and I like a little patina.

Battara · 24th December 2013, 07:31 PM

On your panabas, it could also be a warrior's piece. Smaller panabas were used in warfare and not so much as beheading swords. Nice one.

On your budiak, great piece! Looks like it has some Chinese influence in the sleeve. You may want to polish just a very small section to see if it is silver or brass. If silver it needs to be polished. If brass, then what you did was find.

Looks you've had a great Christmas........

drac2k · 24th December 2013, 08:54 PM

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Christmas has been great;as a matter of fact, I think Santa got the wrong house because I haven't been that good !I've been on a great lucky spree and hope to share pictures later on with the forum.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow collectors, both brothers and sisters !

Battara · 24th December 2013, 11:11 PM

After another look, I'm leaning toward it being brass or white metal - both have almost identical patina like this.

drac2k · 1st January 2014, 08:51 PM

Sometimes it is nice to be wrong.
As I was carrying the Christmas ornaments upstairs, that we removed from the tree, I kept looking at the spear.My space is the room over the garage and the stairs leading to the kitchen, where I am stopped cold; my wife laughed outright at the theory of "manifest destiny," and my being allowed to expand my collection into the rest of the house! Imagine that ! As I kept looking at that wonderful spear, I thought, maybe I was wrong and it could have a silver collar;after my chores were done, I grabbed the lance and hit it with a bit of silver polishing paste and here are the results.
Just sometimes, it is good to be wrong;thank you for the good advice and the push to find out.

Sajen · 1st January 2014, 09:52 PM

Beautiful!

CharlesS · 2nd January 2014, 11:49 AM

Looks like it really turned out nicely. Congrats!

1st January 2014, 08:51 PM	#5
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Sometimes it is nice to be wrong. As I was carrying the Christmas ornaments upstairs, that we removed from the tree, I kept looking at the spear.My space is the room over the garage and the stairs leading to the kitchen, where I am stopped cold; my wife laughed outright at the theory of "manifest destiny," and my being allowed to expand my collection into the rest of the house! Imagine that ! As I kept looking at that wonderful spear, I thought, maybe I was wrong and it could have a silver collar;after my chores were done, I grabbed the lance and hit it with a bit of silver polishing paste and here are the results. Just sometimes, it is good to be wrong;thank you for the good advice and the push to find out. Attached Images

24th December 2013, 02:15 AM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Thanks, I got lucky.I'm pretty sure it's brass. I wiped the grit and grim off the collar with an oily cloth ; I'm afraid to use a polish, because if it is brass , it will get that real shiny new look and I like a little patina.

24th December 2013, 07:31 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	On your panabas, it could also be a warrior's piece. Smaller panabas were used in warfare and not so much as beheading swords. Nice one. On your budiak, great piece! Looks like it has some Chinese influence in the sleeve. You may want to polish just a very small section to see if it is silver or brass. If silver it needs to be polished. If brass, then what you did was find. Looks you've had a great Christmas........

24th December 2013, 08:54 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,258	Thanks, I'll give it a try. Christmas has been great;as a matter of fact, I think Santa got the wrong house because I haven't been that good !I've been on a great lucky spree and hope to share pictures later on with the forum. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow collectors, both brothers and sisters !

24th December 2013, 11:11 PM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	After another look, I'm leaning toward it being brass or white metal - both have almost identical patina like this.

1st January 2014, 09:52 PM	#6
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,213	Beautiful!

2nd January 2014, 11:49 AM	#7
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Looks like it really turned out nicely. Congrats!