LONDON ARMS FAIR

scotchleaf · 26th September 2010, 03:06 PM

Given the attitude towards knives etc in Britain, did you have any concerns about leaving the fair with your purchases?

Tim Simmons · 26th September 2010, 04:42 PM

I am sure it was fun but looks very much expensive standard fare except this piece "no price visable"

stephen wood · 26th September 2010, 05:13 PM

...think I saw Royston melt into the crowd at some point

...it gets more ethnographic every time

While I was looking at a kaskara (there were quite a few there), the dealer asked me if I wanted it "for the blade". Shorty after I saw a kaskara blade quite convincingly mounted in a katzbalger hilt for £1400...

VANDOO · 26th September 2010, 06:45 PM

AT LAST THE LONDON ARMS FAIR IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY AS I HAVE NOW SEEN PICTURES. IT LOOKS TO BE A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE DAY, I WOULD HAVE SURELY ENJOYED A GOOD ROMP THRU THERE.

THANKS FOR THE PICTURES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PICTURES OF YOUR NEW TREASURES.

asomotif · 26th September 2010, 07:43 PM

Thanks for the pictures !
What a wonderfull way to spend the day, even when most of the objects are military.And still end up with a dayak shield and a parang nabur (seems the right spelling to me)

Looking forward to pictures of the shield and parang nabur if possible

Also interesting to see absolutely no 1908 cavalry swords around.
Are they getting scarce ?

And a lot of wonderfull mameluke swords. they are so tempting.

Thanks !

Dmitry · 26th September 2010, 09:41 PM

Thank you for the photos!
To be brutally honest, I didn't see anything on the photos that would make me go WOW. Looks like it was great esoteric fun, though!

Gavin Nugent · 26th September 2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dmitry

Thank you for the photos!
To be brutally honest, I didn't see anything on the photos that would make me go WOW. Looks like it was great esoteric fun, though!

Thank you for sharing images Roy.
It looked like interesting viewing but I tend to agree with Dmitry, though saying that I did see a few pieces that made me go hhhmmmmmmmm niiice.
Nice to know you picked up a couple of good pieces for yourself too.

Gav

26th September 2010, 04:42 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	I am sure it was fun but looks very much expensive standard fare except this piece "no price visable" Attached Images

26th September 2010, 03:06 PM	#1
scotchleaf Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 21	Given the attitude towards knives etc in Britain, did you have any concerns about leaving the fair with your purchases?

26th September 2010, 05:13 PM	#3
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...think I saw Royston melt into the crowd at some point ...it gets more ethnographic every time While I was looking at a kaskara (there were quite a few there), the dealer asked me if I wanted it "for the blade". Shorty after I saw a kaskara blade quite convincingly mounted in a katzbalger hilt for £1400...

26th September 2010, 06:45 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	AT LAST THE LONDON ARMS FAIR IS NO LONGER A MYSTERY AS I HAVE NOW SEEN PICTURES. IT LOOKS TO BE A GREAT WAY TO SPEND THE DAY, I WOULD HAVE SURELY ENJOYED A GOOD ROMP THRU THERE. THANKS FOR THE PICTURES AND I LOOK FORWARD TO PICTURES OF YOUR NEW TREASURES.

26th September 2010, 07:43 PM	#5
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Thanks for the pictures ! What a wonderfull way to spend the day, even when most of the objects are military.And still end up with a dayak shield and a parang nabur (seems the right spelling to me) Looking forward to pictures of the shield and parang nabur if possible Also interesting to see absolutely no 1908 cavalry swords around. Are they getting scarce ? And a lot of wonderfull mameluke swords. they are so tempting. Thanks !

26th September 2010, 09:41 PM	#6
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Thank you for the photos! To be brutally honest, I didn't see anything on the photos that would make me go WOW. Looks like it was great esoteric fun, though!