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VANDOO · 6th November 2008, 04:59 PM

I SUSPECT THIS WAS USED FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES IT MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN PROCESSIONS BUT WAS PROBABLY KEPT IN SOME TEMPLE OR SHRINE MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAY HAVE A BLADE THAT IS SUITABLE FOR A WEAPON BUT TOO LARGE TO BE PRACTICAL, THE FITTINGS ARE NOT SUITABLE AND WAY TO ORNATE FOR A WEAPON. I COULD SEE THIS BEING CARRIED OR HELD BY A GIANT GAURD WITH NO SHIRT AT THE DOOR TO THE QUEENS QUARTERS OR AT A TEMPLE GATE (I'VE SEEN TOO MANY MOVIES

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I CAN NOT SEE IT BEING USED IN WARFARE, I SUSPECT THE BALANCE IS BAD AND THE SHAFT TOO WEAK AND LARGE FOR A PRACTICAL POLE ARM.
ALL THAT BEING SAID I DO LIKE IT AND IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A GOOD WELL MADE ANTIQUE ITEM AND IT IS DEFINITELY ETHONOGRAPHIC CHINESE CONGRADULATIONS ON A GREAT FIND. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT IT WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.

6th November 2008, 04:59 PM	#10
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I SUSPECT THIS WAS USED FOR CEREMONIAL PURPOSES IT MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED IN PROCESSIONS BUT WAS PROBABLY KEPT IN SOME TEMPLE OR SHRINE MOST OF THE TIME. IT MAY HAVE A BLADE THAT IS SUITABLE FOR A WEAPON BUT TOO LARGE TO BE PRACTICAL, THE FITTINGS ARE NOT SUITABLE AND WAY TO ORNATE FOR A WEAPON. I COULD SEE THIS BEING CARRIED OR HELD BY A GIANT GAURD WITH NO SHIRT AT THE DOOR TO THE QUEENS QUARTERS OR AT A TEMPLE GATE (I'VE SEEN TOO MANY MOVIES ) I CAN NOT SEE IT BEING USED IN WARFARE, I SUSPECT THE BALANCE IS BAD AND THE SHAFT TOO WEAK AND LARGE FOR A PRACTICAL POLE ARM. ALL THAT BEING SAID I DO LIKE IT AND IT DOES APPEAR TO BE A GOOD WELL MADE ANTIQUE ITEM AND IT IS DEFINITELY ETHONOGRAPHIC CHINESE CONGRADULATIONS ON A GREAT FIND. I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT IT WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT.