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Ian,
Excellent point, and makes perfect sense as you can see here. When I first handled the blade I thought "this is pot metal!" But, it does hold an edge. I have Rawson's book and completely forgot about his writing on Naga swords...thanks for the reference...I needed a good excuse reread that one again anyway! Btw, you can also see the poor quality of metal work in Naga spear heads. I have one Naga spear that has a head forged from an iron and copper mix, with the copper standing out quite prominently in spots. The "iron poor" explanation certainly explains it. |
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Charles,
I think the fact that the metal is such poor quality means, paradoxically, that it is pretty old. Most of the older examples that come on the market are from the 19th C. and originally were collected by British military, administrative, and plantation personnel--not a whole lot of British tourists went to that part of India in the 19th C. Ian. |
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I'm not sure I'd go there either back then - being HEADHUNTERS and all.........
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HERE IS MINE
KONYAK TRIBE,REGARDS RAJESH |
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