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8th April 2019, 06:28 PM | #1 |
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Hello Jim,
Thank you for the information. So this one is an Indian manufacture ? I found other threads and websites mentioning 9 foot as the standard length. You mention 12 foot. Was this the length used in India ? Ps. male bamboo ? As in male vs. female ? What do you think, should I clean it / remove the rust ? Best regards, Willem Last edited by asomotif; 8th April 2019 at 06:48 PM. |
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It most likely is of British/Indian manufacture. During the Raj, there were numbers of armorers in various depots where such materials were produced. There was a period of time where 12 and even 15 ft. staffs were used, but these were found unmanageable and the 9 ft. was implemented. The absence of the usual acceptance stamps and markings suggest this as well. I recall getting a pair of these back 'in the day' and driving 60 miles to the LAX airport to get them (air freight from London). In my excitement I neglected to consider that I was driving a Corvette!! Duh! I took off the T-tops and thank heavens they were only 9 ft.!!!! In the 'charge of the green corvette' down the 405 freeway with red and white pennons flying...….the Highway Patrol, aghast, of course dampened my panache' ...but let me continue home. |
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