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7th November 2019, 01:22 AM
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Interesting Maguindanao kris/sundang.
I have seen some scabbards made of used wood, even with sea worm holes in them. Here this looks like some scrap from a European ship and reused for a scabbard. |
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7th November 2019, 02:00 AM
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Thanks for your comments. I thought that the stamp might have been placed on the scabbard afterward because it is on a rounded edge which would have been removed(the stamp), had it been there before they shaped the sheath.
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7th November 2019, 04:32 AM
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The marking appears to be burnt into the wood.
I have not been able to find an anchor device with a caduceus wrapped around the stock as this one is. It also looks like multiple impressions. 
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7th November 2019, 09:03 AM
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This is not a caduceus but a rope. It was stamped twice. I saw this sign a the back of Chinese ceramics for the East India company but i dont remember where... To me it's a good sign of age... really cool... |
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7th November 2019, 03:05 PM
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Great different perspectives!
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7th November 2019, 04:33 PM
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Interesting indeed.
 Most fouled anchor devices have the shank and flukes entwined along with the stock. What is the size of the impression? |
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7th November 2019, 05:13 PM
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7/8" x 3/8"
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