Formosa Hill Tribe Swords ( for Yuanzhumin )

Lew · 28th December 2008, 10:06 AM

Hi Tim

Yes it is my belt mask

sorry but I plucked that pic a couple of years ago from ebay I do not have any info on it

Lew

Dajak · 28th December 2008, 02:41 PM

Hi Tim here are some pics .

From 1912 Philipine

Ben

Tim Simmons · 28th December 2008, 03:31 PM

Very kind of you Ben but none of the last few post are as convincing as this page of a members rather super web site.
http://www.formosatribal.com/show.php?item_id=69

Dajak · 28th December 2008, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Very kind of you Ben but none of the last few post are as convincing as this page of a members rather super web site.
http://www.formosatribal.com/show.php?item_id=69

Hi Tim looks a lot the same

Ben

Tim Simmons · 28th December 2008, 07:34 PM

This one also, with the same staining to the blade and lack of rattan to the handle.
http://www.formosatribal.com/show.php?item_id=67

KuKulzA28 · 7th January 2009, 12:04 PM

Can you guys tell if this is authentic?

The sheath makes me think Paiwan maybe... to my untrained eyes it seems very similar to these Paiwanese sword examples....

however it lacks that large rectangular piece... not sure, it's perhaps a nice looking but old and broken tourist piece, or an actual Aboriginal blade...

Tim Simmons · 7th January 2009, 05:22 PM

There is something lacking in the figure carving which makes me thick you have a tourist piece. I have a similar straight blade like that with a plain scabbard, foreign stamped on the blade. Interestingly the blade is good quality well made and sharp. I cannot show it as it lives in the roof space with a few other errors in judgement.

28th December 2008, 02:41 PM	#2
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28th December 2008, 10:06 AM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Tim Yes it is my belt mask sorry but I plucked that pic a couple of years ago from ebay I do not have any info on it Lew

28th December 2008, 03:31 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,944	Very kind of you Ben but none of the last few post are as convincing as this page of a members rather super web site. http://www.formosatribal.com/show.php?item_id=69

28th December 2008, 07:34 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,944	This one also, with the same staining to the blade and lack of rattan to the handle. http://www.formosatribal.com/show.php?item_id=67

7th January 2009, 12:04 PM	#6
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	Can you guys tell if this is authentic? The sheath makes me think Paiwan maybe... to my untrained eyes it seems very similar to these Paiwanese sword examples.... however it lacks that large rectangular piece... not sure, it's perhaps a nice looking but old and broken tourist piece, or an actual Aboriginal blade...

7th January 2009, 05:22 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,944	There is something lacking in the figure carving which makes me thick you have a tourist piece. I have a similar straight blade like that with a plain scabbard, foreign stamped on the blade. Interestingly the blade is good quality well made and sharp. I cannot show it as it lives in the roof space with a few other errors in judgement.