Mandau for review

VANDOO · 28th January 2012, 09:49 PM

IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD OLD EXAMPLE TO ME DEFINITELY NOT A TOURIST ITEM. THE SWORD AND HANDLE MAY BE OLDER THAN THE SCABBARD BUT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL OR A PROBLEM. THE SCABBARD IS WELL CARVED WITH WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE LEACH DESIGN. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE CARVED DEER ANTLER PIECE ON THE SCABBARD IS FOR.?
I HAVE HEARD OF THE FERRULE BEING MADE OF WILD BEES WAX BUT YOUR EXAMPLE LOOKS MORE LIKE SOME SORT OF PLANT RESIN. THERE SHOULD BE SOME OLD POSTS IN THE ARCHIVES DISCUSSING BEES WAX FERRULES ON MANDAU. LOOKS LIKE A KEEPER TO ME BUT IT DOES NEED SOME TENDER LOVING CARE ESPECIALLY THE BLADE.

HOPEFULLY SOMEONE MUCH MORE KNOWLEGABLE THAN I ABOUT THINGS DAYAK CAN GIVE MORE AND BETTER INFORMATION. GOOD LUCK

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28th January 2012, 09:49 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	IT LOOKS LIKE A GOOD OLD EXAMPLE TO ME DEFINITELY NOT A TOURIST ITEM. THE SWORD AND HANDLE MAY BE OLDER THAN THE SCABBARD BUT THAT IS NOT UNUSUAL OR A PROBLEM. THE SCABBARD IS WELL CARVED WITH WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE LEACH DESIGN. I AM NOT SURE WHAT THE CARVED DEER ANTLER PIECE ON THE SCABBARD IS FOR.? I HAVE HEARD OF THE FERRULE BEING MADE OF WILD BEES WAX BUT YOUR EXAMPLE LOOKS MORE LIKE SOME SORT OF PLANT RESIN. THERE SHOULD BE SOME OLD POSTS IN THE ARCHIVES DISCUSSING BEES WAX FERRULES ON MANDAU. LOOKS LIKE A KEEPER TO ME BUT IT DOES NEED SOME TENDER LOVING CARE ESPECIALLY THE BLADE. HOPEFULLY SOMEONE MUCH MORE KNOWLEGABLE THAN I ABOUT THINGS DAYAK CAN GIVE MORE AND BETTER INFORMATION. GOOD LUCK