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VANDOO · 18th July 2009, 04:14 AM

NOT MY FIELD AT ALL BUT I WILL GIVE SOME OBSERVATIONS ANYWAY AS NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO JUMP IN.

THE FITTINGS DON'T LOOK VERY WELL MADE FROM WHAT LITTLE I CAN TELL FROM YOUR PICTURES. SOMETIMES OLD BLADES AND PARTS ARE USED TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER TO SELL SO YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE THEM COMPLETELY UNLESS YOU ARE A PURIST AND ONLY WANT COMPLETE ORIGINAL OLD ITEMS NOT A COLLECTION OF PARTS. SOME SWORDS DO INCORPORATE VARIOUS PARTS DURING THER WORKING LIFE AND SOME ARE PUT TOGETHER BY AMATURES AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SWORD DEALERS. BECAUSE OF THE SILLY RESTRICTIONS IN CHINA AND OTHER PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T SELL ANYTHING OVER 100 YEARS OLD EVEN IF THEY ARE AS COMMON AS ROCKS ON THE BEACH IN YOUR COUNTRY SELLERS HAVE TO ADAPT. ONE WAY TO GET AROUND THESE LAWS WOULD BE TO PUT A FEW NEW FITTINGS WITH A OLD PIECE OR BLADE OR TO USE OLD FITTINGS WITH A NEW BLADE.

I WOULD SUGGEST YOU TAKE SOME BETTER PICTURES OF THE OLD LOOKING FITTINGS IF THERE ARE ANY AND ONE CLOSEUP OF THOSE OBVIOUSLY NEW ONES FOR COMPARASON. TAKE SEVERAL GOOD CLOSE UP PICTURES OF THE BLADE AND THE FEATURES YOU WERE DESCRIBING AND PERHAPS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT THESE THINGS WILL OFFER AN OPINION. AT PRESENT THESE PICTURES GIVE AN EXPERT LITTLE TO GO ON AND THEY ARE NOT EASILY LOOKED AT AS ATTACHMENTS.

18th July 2009, 04:14 AM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	NOT MY FIELD AT ALL BUT I WILL GIVE SOME OBSERVATIONS ANYWAY AS NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO WANT TO JUMP IN. THE FITTINGS DON'T LOOK VERY WELL MADE FROM WHAT LITTLE I CAN TELL FROM YOUR PICTURES. SOMETIMES OLD BLADES AND PARTS ARE USED TO PUT SOMETHING LIKE THIS TOGETHER TO SELL SO YOU CAN'T JUST IGNORE THEM COMPLETELY UNLESS YOU ARE A PURIST AND ONLY WANT COMPLETE ORIGINAL OLD ITEMS NOT A COLLECTION OF PARTS. SOME SWORDS DO INCORPORATE VARIOUS PARTS DURING THER WORKING LIFE AND SOME ARE PUT TOGETHER BY AMATURES AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SWORD DEALERS. BECAUSE OF THE SILLY RESTRICTIONS IN CHINA AND OTHER PLACES THAT YOU CAN'T SELL ANYTHING OVER 100 YEARS OLD EVEN IF THEY ARE AS COMMON AS ROCKS ON THE BEACH IN YOUR COUNTRY SELLERS HAVE TO ADAPT. ONE WAY TO GET AROUND THESE LAWS WOULD BE TO PUT A FEW NEW FITTINGS WITH A OLD PIECE OR BLADE OR TO USE OLD FITTINGS WITH A NEW BLADE. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU TAKE SOME BETTER PICTURES OF THE OLD LOOKING FITTINGS IF THERE ARE ANY AND ONE CLOSEUP OF THOSE OBVIOUSLY NEW ONES FOR COMPARASON. TAKE SEVERAL GOOD CLOSE UP PICTURES OF THE BLADE AND THE FEATURES YOU WERE DESCRIBING AND PERHAPS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS ABOUT THESE THINGS WILL OFFER AN OPINION. AT PRESENT THESE PICTURES GIVE AN EXPERT LITTLE TO GO ON AND THEY ARE NOT EASILY LOOKED AT AS ATTACHMENTS.