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VANDOO · 21st November 2007, 05:00 PM

THE BRONZE WEAPONS FROM CHINA HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INTERESTING AND SOME ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL, THEY WERE COLLECTED IN CHINA FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE REVOLUTION AND THE OVERTHROW OF THE NATIONALISTS. THAT LED TO THE MANUFACTURE OF MANY VERY GOOD FAKES FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SO PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE SOME TIPS AS TO HOW TO TELL A FAKE FROM THE REAL THING.

I AM SURE IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF STUDY BY EXPERTS TO GAIN THE KNOWLEGE AS THE REPLICAS CAN BE VERY WELL MADE ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ONES WHICH WERE MADE TO FOOL VERY KNOWLEGABLE CHINESE COLLECTORS.

I HAVE BOUGHT SOME OF THESE ON EBAY AND BOUGHT THEM FOR THE WORKMANSHIP AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEY ARE LATER REPLICAS NOT THE REAL THING. I ALSO COLLECT STONE ARROW AND SPEAR POINTS AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEM ALL TO BE REPLICAS UNLESS I FIND THEM MYSELF OR THEY ARE FOUND BY A CLOSE FRIEND.

21st November 2007, 05:00 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THE BRONZE WEAPONS FROM CHINA HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INTERESTING AND SOME ARE QUITE BEAUTIFUL, THEY WERE COLLECTED IN CHINA FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE REVOLUTION AND THE OVERTHROW OF THE NATIONALISTS. THAT LED TO THE MANUFACTURE OF MANY VERY GOOD FAKES FOR A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SO PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE SOME TIPS AS TO HOW TO TELL A FAKE FROM THE REAL THING. I AM SURE IT WOULD TAKE A LOT OF STUDY BY EXPERTS TO GAIN THE KNOWLEGE AS THE REPLICAS CAN BE VERY WELL MADE ESPECIALLY THE OLDER ONES WHICH WERE MADE TO FOOL VERY KNOWLEGABLE CHINESE COLLECTORS. I HAVE BOUGHT SOME OF THESE ON EBAY AND BOUGHT THEM FOR THE WORKMANSHIP AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEY ARE LATER REPLICAS NOT THE REAL THING. I ALSO COLLECT STONE ARROW AND SPEAR POINTS AND ALWAYS ASSUME THEM ALL TO BE REPLICAS UNLESS I FIND THEM MYSELF OR THEY ARE FOUND BY A CLOSE FRIEND.