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19th August 2017, 11:13 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: I live in Gordon's Bay, a village in the Western Cape Province in South Africa.
Posts: 126
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Another hilt collector! No wonder there are no hilts left in my neck of the woods!
 Welcome, Craig! This is a good place to be. PS: When you begin to experience lack of adequate storage space, you can pass the surplus on to me!  Johan |
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19th August 2017, 07:42 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 3,255
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Hello Craig,
Welcome to our little forum - good to have more and more active members here! It would be great if you were to post some of your favorite pieces or any that you may wish to discuss... Regards, Kai |
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20th August 2017, 02:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Thanks for your reply. I intend to do so, and as soon as I figure out how to upload photos I intend to do just that. I'm curious, how did you become interested in collecting hilts or Keris? |
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21st August 2017, 10:48 PM
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Hello Craig,
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http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13631 Quote:
 I've been interested in SEA cultures and traveling the region way before starting collecting antiques. While quality pieces of most categories of antiques and so-called "tribal art" tend to fetch prohibitive prices, it is still possible to obtain many quality blades for reasonable amounts (prices for high-end pieces keep rising rather swiftly and sure are hurting my funds though). Regards, Kai |
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24th August 2017, 09:07 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Many thanks Kai,
I'll have a chance to use this link in the near future to posysome photos of some of my hilts. Your information and link provided were helpful and thoughtful of you. I sincerely appreciate your help and assistance. Warmest regards, Craig Great - here's a link how to post pics: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13631 Worse, I'm collecting all kinds of blades from all over maritime Southeast Asia... I've been interested in SEA cultures and traveling the region way before starting collecting antiques. While quality pieces of most categories of antiques and so-called "tribal art" tend to fetch prohibitive prices, it is still possible to obtain many quality blades for reasonable amounts (prices for high-end pieces keep rising rather swiftly and sure are hurting my funds though). Regards, Kai[/QUOTE] |
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20th August 2017, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2006
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Thanks for your reply and kind offer. I have fond memories of my short visit to Cape Town on the same voyage of World Campus Afloat, that brought me to Indonesia, earlier in my around the world semester at sea. Having a kilo of broiled prawn for dinner, and a fabulous evening at the Nico Milan theater, and the beauty of table mountain are among my fond memories of your great country.. As to the absence of hilts for sale, it must be a challenge to you, being geographically removed from the areas where they are or rather were plentiful. I've been lucky meeting collectors, selling their collection. I'm new to the protocols of this site, but if you would like to contact me directly, I can introduce you to a seller with many great hilts for sale. Regards, Craig |
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