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A recent acquisition, a Budiak.
Just wanted to share photos of it. Hope you enjoy. |
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Kino, that looks pretty cool, bro. the angle is kinda odd tho. notice how the lower half looks pretty straight? it appears that it was done on purpose, as in the budiak was probably used as a target practice
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Very nice piece ;having seen many items such as swords, guns, etc. with bullet holes and bullets lodged in strange and amazing locations, I have no doubt, that this was done in the heat of battle.
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I would not want to be the hand holding that lovely budiak, if, indeed, a bullet struck it in battle.
I really like the brass mounts on this one. |
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It would be impossible to definitively state that this was done in the heat of battle and of course no one could possibly tell how and why the spear was shot, however the probability that this was done in combat,I feel far outweighs the "target practice theory."
I based my theory on similar war damaged items that I have seen from the civil war to WW2 Japanese swords.The spear that was brought back was barrack bag cut, so obviously, the soldier who brought it back felt it was of some importance to him;I think, more so than showing that he was a good shot.Finally, in a land full of coconuts, who is going to shot a spear for target practice. In conclusion, let me state that this is only a theory and it could have been done in target practice.................I just don't think so. |
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drac2k, I completely agree with you for the reasons you sited.
I thought about bidding on this one, but then I remembered I don't have any money right now.... ![]() That being said, I like the brass on this one too. Kino, if only you could find out what battle it got shot...... Thanks for posting this and congratulations! |
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I can't tell if it's laminated or not. The hot water test revealed nothing.
The brass mounts and bands really adds to the spear. It could have been set up for target practice, judging where it was struck almost at the middle and at near the widest section of the blade but adding to drac2k's theory, during target practice it's tempting to keep shooting until the target is destroyed whether the target be paper, metal man, fruit or household appliances. Last edited by kino; 19th April 2016 at 06:21 PM. |
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Drac, the only reason i questioned you was because you stated that you had "no doubt". Obviously that was a bit of an exaggeration. Glad we could clear that up.
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Not a problem, as I myself tend to question everything; it drives my wife crazy!When one looks at how the fearless Moro warriors fought almost to the last man, such as in the first battle of Bud Dajo, where hundreds were killed in hand to hand combat, I still have "no doubt," as to how this spear was damaged!
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Agree with the others, very nice mounts! And a great piece of history and a good decision to keep it in this state.
Regards, Detlef |
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Can one estimate the caliber of the bullet and check whether it conforms to the ones in use at that time?
( I probably saw one episode of " NCIS Files" too many :-))) |
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Some possible rounds would be from a Krag rifle .30-40, M1903 Springfield rifle .30-03,M1895 Colt Browning machine gun .30-40, Spanish Mauser 1893 7mm(possible friendly fire),38 and 45 cal handgun fire, possible but doubtful(since the indentation was round), shrapnel from bombardment to mention a few.
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This spear neither came with a story nor am I attaching one to it.
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Nothing personal on my end: this was just a remark summarizing David's general statement.
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David and Ariel, Thanks. I just stated it for clarification.
Battara.....when the time comes, a story will surface. ![]() Seriously, I asked the Auction House if they had history on the firearms and edged weapons, they told me that it just came out of an estate. But, I heard from a dealer that the items came out of a local museum that were liquidating their edged weapons and firearms collection because of the negativity surrounding it. It doesn't make sense. |
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I guess Kino, like many of our pieces, the provenance and (original
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In cases like this barring provenance, damage such as this does not add to a piece's value, rather it reduces it IMO.
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