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Bryan.H · 24th October 2009, 10:24 PM

Although I like the blade, I don't pay mugs prices for edged weapons. If I wanted to fork out that kind of cash, I'd go to an antique/ militaria dealer that charges over inflated prices! But I rarely buy from dealers, and pick up edged weapons from sellers who have either no idea what they are selling, or antique dealers who are out of their depth with edged weapons and under-price their goods. For that price, in U.S. dollars, I'd pick up 5 or six swords of better quality over a 12 - 18 month period.

e.g I recently picked up a good 18th Century Kyber knife, excellent condition (However the Scabbard was original but very worn, missing chape), for $60.00 AUD. More modern examples go for $1200 US +. It's amazing what you can find if you spend a bit of time looking! I got it cheap because the seller spelt Khyber as 'Kaiba', so it didn't show up in search engines or alphabetically in the printed auction catalogue.

24th October 2009, 10:24 PM	#3
Bryan.H Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 51	Not for me! Although I like the blade, I don't pay mugs prices for edged weapons. If I wanted to fork out that kind of cash, I'd go to an antique/ militaria dealer that charges over inflated prices! But I rarely buy from dealers, and pick up edged weapons from sellers who have either no idea what they are selling, or antique dealers who are out of their depth with edged weapons and under-price their goods. For that price, in U.S. dollars, I'd pick up 5 or six swords of better quality over a 12 - 18 month period. e.g I recently picked up a good 18th Century Kyber knife, excellent condition (However the Scabbard was original but very worn, missing chape), for $60.00 AUD. More modern examples go for $1200 US +. It's amazing what you can find if you spend a bit of time looking! I got it cheap because the seller spelt Khyber as 'Kaiba', so it didn't show up in search engines or alphabetically in the printed auction catalogue. Last edited by Bryan.H; 24th October 2009 at 10:36 PM.