A few new acquisitions.........

knife7knut · 30th March 2008, 08:37 PM

Hello all:
Haven't posted in awhile as I haven't found anything of real interest to the forum.That changed today when I stopped at a storage unit sale run by an acquaintance.
I would like to post pictures but want to show as much detail as possible as the items are quite long.Any tips on photographing them? Got two keris;one of which has a sheath(unfortunately not in the best of shape)and a couple of other daggers;one of which looks to be the inside of a riding crop albeit a large one.The larger keris looks to have the ferrule between the blade and handle(sorry;I don't know the proper terminology)installed backward at some point in time.Handle looks to be solidly attached.Any ideas on how to SAFELY remove the handle?
Just trying to get an idea of their age;I don't really want to sell them.I know they are worth more than what I paid($13 for the pair).Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Ray Smith

30th March 2008, 08:37 PM	#1
knife7knut Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 31	A few new acquisitions......... Hello all: Haven't posted in awhile as I haven't found anything of real interest to the forum.That changed today when I stopped at a storage unit sale run by an acquaintance. I would like to post pictures but want to show as much detail as possible as the items are quite long.Any tips on photographing them? Got two keris;one of which has a sheath(unfortunately not in the best of shape)and a couple of other daggers;one of which looks to be the inside of a riding crop albeit a large one.The larger keris looks to have the ferrule between the blade and handle(sorry;I don't know the proper terminology)installed backward at some point in time.Handle looks to be solidly attached.Any ideas on how to SAFELY remove the handle? Just trying to get an idea of their age;I don't really want to sell them.I know they are worth more than what I paid($13 for the pair).Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers Ray Smith