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Unusual Hilt.
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Very nicely carved though. Michael |
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I agree...it's a nice hilt, but it doesn't look all that unusal to me either.
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I meant to say "unusual guard."
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I've got one...not that rare...
...saw a few with the same guard here in Mindanao as well. Unfortunately...most you wouldn't have access to these weapons. |
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All this time I thought it was a cockatoo, first time I'm hearing waves. Ian you were with me when I picked up this one and it's really similiar.
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Dan:
I was thinking of your example a few days ago in relation to this thread. The rounded "curly" forms of decoration are relatively uncommon on kampilan and your example is unique in my experience -- definitely old (at least early 20th C) and well executed hilt and guard. In some ways the rounded curls remind me as much of vines and leaves as waves. The guard on yours does look bird-like. Perhaps an eagle or cockatoo. ![]() Like many of Cato's descriptions, one wonders where the term came from. He does not document his sources, and without that documentation one is left wondering if much of his information could be confirmed. Frustrating. Ian. |
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Any ideas about this one? Has it been highly modified, or was it born this way?
Sometimes I wonder if pieces were worked on to sell to tourists or were they battle pieces that the owner just thought, "Hey, fix this grip so I can get a good hold on it and let me get back to fighting!" I got a kris around here somewhere..... |
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Rattan kris -- found it. Somehow this seems to fit with the kampilan. I can see some guy saying, "Blade is loose. I don't have a lot of time or money. FIX IT!"
I think that this kris and the kampilan make a nice pair. Anyone else make up fantasy stories about your collection? While I am on this subject, does anyone seem to communicate with their weapons when you are cleaning and polishing them? I feel very much closer to them when I work on them. Excuse me now, I am going to light some incense and a few candles . . . . |
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I think you all know I am not a man that cares for fantastic gobbledygook, truth is stranger than fiction. But I too find handling these objects a conduit to the past and a person in another land. When there is such a repair the objet almosts shouts back at you.
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