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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Oh dear. What's happening with Philippine pieces these days. More than $250 apiece for these two?
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Join Date: Aug 2005
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Irrational exuberance?
Anyways, what's up with that Hawaiian dorsal fin sword? Is it a tourist thing? Or the real deal? |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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In all fairness, gentlemen, the price paid for these swords isn't that ridiculous. Consider that there is a finite number of these swords and that more collectors now are collecting Filipino weapons, it's natural for the value of these swords to increase. The binangon alone would have gotten at least $250.
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Zel , do you think these are pre WW2 .
The decorative metal on the Binangon doesn't look like aluminum ; more like tin ; it's a really nice example and looks 100% complete . The Barung on the other hand has seen better days . ![]() Just looking at those screw eyes inserted into the scabbards makes me shudder . ![]() |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Yes Rick, I would say tin, and the crossguard is copper with bone. More people collecting PI than ever?....hmmm..........
![]() On the one hand this raises the value of what I have. ![]() On the other hand, it makes it more difficult to get other PI stuff. ![]() More with the hmmm......... ![]() |
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Funny , it seemed (to me) that interest in acquiring P.I. stuff had slacked off for awhile .
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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I was surprised at how high these went. The second one, decorated with punched brass is better than average and one of the bidders is a respected dealer, but I wouldn't have guessed......
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 |
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