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Forum: Swap Forum 5th September 2006, 10:05 PM
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Views: 7,006
Posted By William.m
Khanda is now SOLD Other two swords are...

Khanda is now SOLD

Other two swords are still up for sale, willing to take offers.

Cheers!
Forum: Swap Forum 2nd September 2006, 06:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 7,006
Posted By William.m
For sale: Japanese,English & Indian swords

Hello everybody, its time to rotate my collection so up for sale is a Japanese police hanger, Indian Khanda and an English sword.

The English sword has the guard and grip are from a 1742 pattern...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2006, 03:08 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 22,662
Posted By William.m
Hah, well I have been coverted from long time...

Hah, well I have been coverted from long time lurker to infrequent poster.

huzza!!

By the way Ariel, did my etch solution work ok for you?


Will
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 3rd June 2006, 03:07 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 99,722
Posted By William.m
humm humm humm, for the glory of the empire!...

humm humm humm, for the glory of the empire! ...oh wait..
Forum: Swap Forum 26th May 2006, 08:40 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,308
Posted By William.m
The blade is provisionally SOLD Thanks...

The blade is provisionally SOLD


Thanks guys!

Will
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 26th May 2006, 11:15 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Sure, Firstly I used a little bowl with a...

Sure,

Firstly I used a little bowl with a lid to contain the hot solution. The solution itself was a mixture of vinegar, lemon juice and a spot of dishwasher soap.

I don't normally use lemon...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2006, 06:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,799
Posted By William.m
Hi Flavio, Yes your right. The talibon was almost...

Hi Flavio, Yes your right. The talibon was almost certainly made from an old file. Good sources of steel. Also could you please edit your post as you have doubled up on the pictures and its a bit of...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2006, 06:25 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,799
Posted By William.m
Etching surprise on a talibon

Hello all,

When I first recieved my Talibon it was in a sorry state so I set out to restore this little beauty. I used hybrid polishing to and got the blade up to 1200.

After this I wondered...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th May 2006, 05:29 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Hello again! Okay I gave the sword another...

Hello again!

Okay I gave the sword another light wash this morning and here are the results. Now that we know that the blade is made from wootz steel, is there anything else you can tell me about...
Forum: Swap Forum 25th May 2006, 04:52 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,308
Posted By William.m
For sale: Hand Forged Moroha-Zukuri by Andrew Harrington

Up for sale is a freshly Forged Moroha-Zukuri that I am selling on behalf of Mr. Harrington,

Here are the stats:
Nagasa-10.4 inches
Nakago-4.0 inches
Width at blade base- 1.15 inches...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2006, 01:09 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Okay here we go, Firstly a close up of the blade...

Okay here we go, Firstly a close up of the blade showing wootz steel. The other pictures are of the many many cresent designs all over the blade.
...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 22nd May 2006, 11:48 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Ladies and Gents, we have Wootz steel !!! :D ...

Ladies and Gents, we have Wootz steel !!! :D

I have been etching the sword this morning using a solution of warm vinigar and soap, and in the steel there is a nice grain showing up. I have...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2006, 10:24 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Hi guys, Okay firstly in my opinion I...

Hi guys,

Okay firstly in my opinion I believe that this is indeed an old blade, but has been recently buffed and sharpened. It is quite obvious that the blade has been sharpened and buffed while...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2006, 12:45 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Ohhh, very interesting! I don't think it is 17th...

Ohhh, very interesting! I don't think it is 17th century as the scabbard looks fairly modern, but then again it may just be a recent addition. The hilt certainly looks and feels very old, but the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2006, 08:16 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Alrighty, have a reduced size picture here so...

Alrighty, have a reduced size picture here so that you can see the inward curve.
Also there is a closeup of the hilt.


http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/341/1850884km.jpg
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2006, 07:45 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Haha, it has a very slight inwards curved blade....

Haha, it has a very slight inwards curved blade. It is not as much as you think as maybe my photo is a bit off im not sure why it looks so curved!!

I can get some more pictures if you would like. ...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2006, 07:38 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 18,074
Posted By William.m
Khanda,what is it?

Hello everybody, long time lurker... rare poster. :o

I have here a Khanda that I bought today at a local antique shop. I know very little about this sword except that that the basket-hilt makes...
Forum: Swap Forum 11th May 2006, 12:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,637
Posted By William.m
Larger Talibon now SOLD Small Talibon still...

Larger Talibon now SOLD

Small Talibon still up for sale.
Forum: Swap Forum 2nd May 2006, 01:33 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,637
Posted By William.m
For Sale: Two antique Talibon

Up for sale are two old Talibon.
The larger talibon has some light pitting on the blade, nothing serious but I was unable to get a photo of it, ill try again later on with a different light.

I...
Forum: Swap Forum 21st April 2006, 12:22 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,032
Posted By William.m
Hello all, Both wooden daggers are now sold but...

Hello all, Both wooden daggers are now sold but the Mini talibon are still up for grabs.

Cheers!
Forum: Swap Forum 17th April 2006, 02:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,032
Posted By William.m
$40 for the two wooden daggers, which includes...

$40 for the two wooden daggers, which includes postage to wherever you are. As for the mini talibon, I don't know so offers are welcome.

Will
Forum: Swap Forum 13th April 2006, 09:33 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,032
Posted By William.m
New pictures and little Talibon up.

Hello everybody, I contacted the old man who I bought the collection from, and he told me that he bought these in central Java aprox 40 years ago.

Here are some close up pictures of the damage on...
Forum: Swap Forum 11th April 2006, 01:27 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,032
Posted By William.m
Ah well I thought these were from around that...

Ah well I thought these were from around that area as they came from a collection that included a lot of Talibon and Bolo's.

Thanks for the input guys and to answer the pm's, these are still up...
Forum: Swap Forum 9th April 2006, 10:38 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 11,032
Posted By William.m
For sale: Two Malay wooden fighting daggers

Hello everybody, up for sale are what I think are Two antique Malay wooden fighting daggers. Im not sure how much these are worth so im open to offers.
I also have a medium sized talibon (35 cm I...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 5th April 2006, 11:03 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 9,818
Posted By William.m
Hiya, okay well it looks like my option is to...

Hiya, okay well it looks like my option is to find somebody in the UK who can do the whole arsnic thing. Do you know how anybody who I could contact?
As to the pinapple juice, I have some in a tin...
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