KAI
I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE A PSUDO- KAMPILIAN TO GO WITH THE PIRA MADE IN THE SAME AREA USING THE SAME TECKNIQUES.
THEIR TECKNIQUE FOR BENDING THE CARABO HORN AND MAKING IT HOLD ITS SHAPE IS INTERESTING AND AS FAR AS I KNOW IS ONLY DONE THERE. THE WORK IS DONE BY HAND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL AND THEY ARE NOT MASS PRODUCED SO NO TWO WOULD BE EXACTLY ALIKE. I ASSUME THE BLADES ARE MADE USING STOCK REMOVAL WHICH MAKES THEM LESS TRADITIONAL AND LESS DESIRABLE. THE SAME CAN BE SAID OF THE TIBOLI/BAGOBO SWORDS BEING MADE TODAY BUT THEY ARE CLOSER TO THE ORIGINAL FORM THAN THE FANTASY KAMPILIAN WAS.
THEY WILL PROBABLY MAKE MORE TO SELL CONSIDERING THE BIG PROFIT THEY GOT THAT TIME WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THEY CAN FIND SOMEONE ELSE THAT FREE WITH THEIR MONEY. MY BID WAS FOR THE MAXIMUM I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH CONSIDERING WORKMANSHIP,EXOTIC LOOKS AND THE FACT THAT THOUGH NEW IT WAS A FORM OF KAMPILIAN I DID NOT HAVE. MY FAVORITE SWORD IS THE KAMPILIAN AND I HAVE MISSED WINING ONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME.
VERY SAD I CAN'T EVEN WIN A AUCTION FOR A NEW FANTASY SWORD ON EBAY
