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14th December 2014, 05:53 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: OKLAHOMA, USA
Posts: 3,138
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IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE LONG THIN FORM DOES IT HAVE ANY CARVED DESIGNS? 2014 SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN A GOOD YEAR FOR COLLECTING FOR MANY OF US , MAY 2015 BE EVEN BETTER FOR US ALL.
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10th January 2015, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: What is still UK
Posts: 5,875
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Finally this has arrived. I can understand if your are not interested in clubs and especially the less decorative or iconic examples. It is hard to enthuse about what looks to be in essence a stick. However to me this is a very interesting sword club with a good age too. It is beautifully slender yet quite heavy. Put next to a Massim example a great difference can be seen. It is a little thicker than the Massim sword club. It could be used in a fast manner. I think of fantasy Oriental kungfu fighters delivering multiple blows in the blink of an eye. Easily heavy enough to render an opponent unable to retaliate. Enough of that, the style is quite unusual when one thinks of Massim/Papuan sword clubs. The origin is unknown to me. I tend to think of Melanesia but it could also be from South America. Any thoughts as to origin? please do not hold back.
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10th January 2015, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Room 101, Glos. UK
Posts: 4,239
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sometimes less is more, less decorated ones, like with steel weapons, are frequently meant for serious business rather than showing off. the wood on your new companion looks great.
one of my end of year purchases: arnis sword/club bahi wood (coconut) 30 in. i liked the wood... |
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