Unknow dagger, maybe Philippines?
 

This is my last adquisition, I just buy this dagger, pictures are from seller, I will post more pictures when piece arrive at home.
Total length 13 inch
Thanks in advance
Carlos

Looks like a Luzon version of a Moro kris.

Thanks for your answer...I have received dagger but unfortunately shipping was wrong...

What a shame!

Ouch!!!

Carlos, I am so sorry to see what happened to your lovely old knife. That must have been some force to bend and crack it like that. I hope you had shipping insurance or the seller is willing to make good on a refund.

I have had knives I purchased snap in half during shipping. Perhaps they had a forging flaw, but I suspect it resulted from carelessness by the shipper or the shipping company. I ship knives and swords in polyvinyl pipes and have never had anything damaged. A one-metre length of 100mm diameter PVC pipe costs me about AUD28.00. If possible, I cut it down to a size sufficient to accommodate the item (saves on weight and postage). I don't charge a buyer for materials, just postage. I'm willing to pay the AUD28 and not pass that cost on to the recipient, knowing that the item will definitely arrive safely and in one piece. Unless it's a tube, cardboard packaging is always subject to crushing, even from relatively minor forces. Even cardboard tubes can be damaged, for example, if something heavy falls on them. I have seen PVC tubes crack but never collapse from considerable force, such as being driven over :( .

Some of the shipping companies used by auction houses are terrible. And they are expensive.

I sent multiple (8) Filipino edged weapons to Macao for the History of Steel exhibit at their museum of art. This stuff comes in several diameters and is just about bombproof. The inner tube is smooth and the outer tube is a separate piece which is bonded to the inner core. The material is much tougher than PVC pipe.
Shipped to the far side of the world and back with no damage at all.
I had 4 swords in each container
It does not bend, crush or break. :cool:

Rick,

That looks wonderful material for mailing items. What's it called? I can't find it at my local hardware sources.

I talked with my local P.O. about how to send items without risk of damage. They recommended PVC piping. What you show looks much better.

Regards,

Ian.

Hi Ian,
I missed your response. That kind of pipe is often used as buried septic pipe; you would probably have to find some at a plumbing supply wholesaler or possibly a contractor's supply business. That is where I found mine. There is a Mast Maker (sailing) in our local industrial park; that's where I first spotted this tubing. They use it to ship spars to their customers.
We had to install a new leach field at the house. You can see it in place in the trench pictured below. It comes in various sizes; the tubing I used to ship was 10 inches inner diameter IIRC.

Thanks Rick. I am having some plumbing done now on my septic tank and will ask the guy where I can get it.

Ian.