Chinese mace, truncheon, sai, iron whips etc.

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by josh stout

Nice photo collection. I am suspicious of the iron whips with dragon guards (Yazi) and round nodes along the length. I see what are likely fakes of these on eBay frequently, and even from a few dealers. Genuine examples of such things do exist, but every single recent example I have seen was fake. Some of the dragon guard maces are also suspicious while others are genuine. I have been fooled by some very good copies sold by honest people. In general, the nicer it looks, the more careful you have to be.

Josh, it is quite possible that some of the items are not authentic antiques but I have no way of knowing for sure. Timo pointed out a couple that he felt were not authentic and I removed them. If there are a few weapons in the gallery that are not antiques they seem to have been copied from antique ones and are representitive example even if they are copies. If you feel that you recogonize a particular one that you think is a copy feel free to post a link and it can be discussed.

It is easy to be fooled by a photograph, I have been, my experience is that when you actually see an item in hand it is much harder to be fooled.

[ariel]

Respectable museums are chock full with fake Rembrands, the European section of the Wallace Collection has been found to have fake armour
sets and complex weapons.
How difficult, do you think, would be to fake a simple iron bar? Bury it for a couple of years and ... Voila!

I am becoming paranoid at my age, but professional offence always beats good defense.