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7th October 2008, 08:50 PM | #1 |
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help with stamp in kampilan-blade!
Hi all,
I just came back from a visit of a friend who had a nice kampilan with a stamp in the blade. It was stamped from both sides near the handle with WCCO? (if I am not mistaken). I know of barongblades which are made in china were signed with chinese marks. But I never saw a kampilan blade with stamp. Anyone knows anything about the WCCO-mark? Unfortunately no pics yet! Regards, Maurice |
7th October 2008, 09:20 PM | #2 |
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WCCO
If my memory serves me well there was another mention of this mark by a member last year or there abouts, it was a brass handled shamshir looking sword that was found on ebay. At the time is was thought to be a WOOO mark.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=WOOO Gav |
7th October 2008, 09:27 PM | #3 | |
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I sent Hans an email to put some pics in this thread. It could be the same mark on the thread you refers to. Regards, Maurice |
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Hello Maurice,
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Not too long ago there was a kampilan on offer with LONDON stamped at the base of the blade (I'll try to post a pic). Seems like European companies exported blades close enough to local specifications that these ended up in genuine ethnographic pieces. Quote:
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But the mark in the thread Gav refers to seems like the same mark. Only in the kampilan I saw clearly 2 C's in the middle! I'll come back with pics on this one! Kind regards, Maurice |
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11th October 2008, 07:28 PM | #6 |
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Here are the pics of the whole kampilan, and also of the stamp ofcourse.
When I look at the stamp in the other thread Gav referred to, I see the same spaces between each lettres. So to me it is exactly the same lettres stamped in the blades. |
11th October 2008, 07:41 PM | #7 |
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WC CO
So I threw it into the search machine thingy and here's what I got :
http://www.watertownhistory.org/Arti...Blacksmith.htm See the last line . Seems like it was a fairly large Mfr. Could also fit the time frame; pre-40's WC CO stamped on the blade as noted . Soo, the Kampilan blade *could* be a remanufactured machete or implement . No ? Last edited by Rick; 11th October 2008 at 07:54 PM. |
12th October 2008, 10:03 AM | #8 |
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I think you hit the nail right on the head, Rick.
Well done!! |
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Next time I'll use the search machine first! But now everyone nows were WC CO is standing for! And not the WOOO!!! Kind regards, Maurice |
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