New Stolen Weapons Alert - Page 2

Dmitry · 8th May 2013, 05:03 AM

That's terrible. My sympathies! I'm positive at least some of the items will be recovered, if not all. I would advise watching your local craigslist for the next few weeks, and see if one of the pieces comes up, hopefully. CL's become the easiest place for thieves to sell their loot. Especially if they are stupid, as most thieves are. Also a big flea-market nearby might produce a surprise.
Good luck.

Battara · 16th May 2013, 02:43 AM

Found another sword missing:

Nathaniel · 17th July 2013, 06:28 AM

ThePepperSkull · 12th September 2013, 03:56 AM

That's really terrible to hear, Jose.

Any luck getting some of your pieces back?

Battara · 12th September 2013, 04:47 AM

Unfortunately not yet. Either the thief is still out there and is sitting on them, the pawn shops have not yet posted them, or they are in a warehouse.

Then there are the worse scenarios......

Jens Nordlunde · 1st January 2014, 10:39 PM

Happy New Year - or is it?
Any news yet?
All the best
Jens

Battara · 2nd January 2014, 05:09 AM

Thank you for asking Jens. No word, and now not anticipating any.

BerberDagger · 24th January 2014, 11:03 AM

STOLEN SAIF , SELLER SOLD ME THIS SAIF AND I RECEIVED ANOTHER SWORD BUT I PAY MORE MONEY FOR THIS SWORD !! IF YOU SEE IN IN THE MARKET EMAIL ME ...

kahnjar1 · 10th February 2014, 02:28 AM

Please keep your eyes open for this Dharia purchased from an Italian seller and never received. Money not returned and contact ZERO. Suspect that seller has decided to keep both the money and the item!!
Please advise me if you see this for sale.
Thanks
Stu

Andrew · 21st February 2014, 07:49 PM

Please note I have merged the three stolen weapons threads previously "stuck" at the top of the forum.

I do believe it makes sense to stick threads like this so casual readers may see them even years later as one never knows when a lost or stolen item will resurface at auction or similar.

However, let's not have multiple stuck threads. Instead, please use this thread to post any such notices. It will remain stuck.

Andrew
Vikingsword Staff

Jens Nordlunde · 26th October 2014, 06:02 PM

I dont know if this will help anyone, but I resently read in a Danish net paper that they have started to use 'DNA marking'. They seem to be using this special kind of marking in Sweden and in the UK, and the ones with stickers that they had 'DNA marked' on doors and windows hardly had a break ins, compared to the ones not having the sticker, there the break ins were the same rate as usual.
You contact a security firm delivering this kind of service, and you get/buy a spray, with which you spray your valuables. A contract seems to last about five years. The first year it costs about $100 and the following years about $50.
The 'DNA spray' can only be seen in UW light, and it is unique to the spray bottle used. So if the police find stolen goods at three different addresses, they know that they belong to the same theft. The police then contacts the security firm, and is told who the owner is.
If this is used by the pilice and the customs it could stop a number of thefts.
Jens

maxbliss888 · 1st November 2015, 05:12 AM

Take care

Battara · 6th November 2015, 07:02 AM

Here is a picture of the yataghan that was stolen from me (pictures restored).

Battara · 6th November 2015, 07:17 AM

Here is a restored picture of my stolen Moro kris of ivory, swassa, and silver inlay.

Helleri · 7th January 2016, 03:48 PM

That is really sad to hear. Looks like your using a Sony DSC-W150 for most your images (as apposed to say an on-phone-camera). So they likely didn't pull your location from your images meta data. Which would mean that the thief was not made aware of your collection or your location through sharing the images online. That narrows your field to a local thief. Given the narrow spectrum of items stolen. It's also likely that they knew what they were coming there for. And if that is so, you were cased before you were burgled. Have you had any recent contracted work done in your home (a plumbing job, electrical work, even outdoor stuff like landscaping)?

napoleon · 9th February 2016, 08:16 PM

very sorry to hear this,can only keep eyes open

best wishes napoleon

Green · 10th February 2016, 02:57 AM

It breaks my heart to see such an exquisite keris moro stolen from you Battara.
My deepest sympathy and hope you can recover it one day somehow!

Battara · 10th February 2016, 06:22 PM

Thank you so much folks.

Actually at that time there were a number of homes broken into in the area. Yes they stumbled onto my collection. Fortunately they did not get the most valuable items. Still, I am quite saddened and angry about this loss. Nothing has reappeared so far. I believe they caught the criminal now, but my stuff and others are still missing. At least now we have an alarm (for any would be thieving lurkers out there).

Again thank you folks. You are very kind.........

napoleon · 27th June 2016, 03:34 PM

SORRY TO HEAR THIS,KEEP AN EYE OUT HERE,AGAIN SYMPATHIES.

Spaffo · 23rd December 2016, 06:52 PM

So sorry! Those items should be hard to fence without attracting the attention of forum members here.
As a police officer I will pass along the pictures and descriptions to our art theft investigators here in Los Angeles. You never where unique items can turn up.

Spaffo · 23rd December 2016, 06:56 PM

Oops! I didn't realize this was an old, old post. If the items are still unrecovered, I will pass the information along anyway.

COYOTE · 15th January 2017, 12:43 AM

Hello Jose,

What a nightmare !!

I feel so sorry for you and, as a collector, I can imagine how desperate you are.

Please let me add words from others as we all feel the same : I too will keep a vigilant eye for your items on Ebay and other antique weapon websites.

Best Wishes,

Patrick

Mefidk · 14th January 2021, 06:20 PM

Hi guys
These three were stolen from me recently. Actually they were stolen in a break-in of the transport company that was shipping them to me from an auction last week.
So sadly I did not get to be sure that that wolf is a real one (I think it probably was based on the rest of the sword), and I did not get better pictures than these.
The two Danish swords were just bi-purchases in the same lot but in case they all turn up for sale together they might to id the kaskara - I just would really like that kaskara!
/Chris

fernando · 14th January 2021, 06:25 PM

And the pictures, Chris ?

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Mefidk · 14th January 2021, 06:27 PM

and the pictures

jokrho · 27th January 2021, 02:05 AM

Sad to hear about this. Will be on the lookout for these pcs and alert you.

xasterix · 11th May 2021, 05:57 PM

On a related note...if it's not weapons that can be stolen, it can also be money...exercise caution in transactions even from here...as a safety precaution I always insist on Paypal if it's a deal from the Swap Forum...I got a random offer recently from the forums but I turned it down because the seller had no Paypal...

Will M · 13th May 2021, 10:02 PM

They say these kinds of robberies typically are done by someone who was in your home in the recent past. Possibly a friend brought over someone you didn't know? It's a start in looking to where to find them. Taking such one of a kind items is not a random theft and stupid if the person wants to cash them in quick being easily identifiable. Call local pawn shops and watch online.

16th May 2013, 02:43 AM	#32
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Found another sword missing: Attached Images

24th January 2014, 11:03 AM	#38
BerberDagger Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 247	STOLEN SAIF IN FRANCE STOLEN SAIF , SELLER SOLD ME THIS SAIF AND I RECEIVED ANOTHER SWORD BUT I PAY MORE MONEY FOR THIS SWORD !! IF YOU SEE IN IN THE MARKET EMAIL ME ... Attached Images

10th February 2014, 02:28 AM	#39
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,743	STOLEN??PURCHASED FROM ITALIAN SELLER AND NEVER RECEIVED Please keep your eyes open for this Dharia purchased from an Italian seller and never received. Money not returned and contact ZERO. Suspect that seller has decided to keep both the money and the item!! Please advise me if you see this for sale. Thanks Stu Attached Images Last edited by kahnjar1; 10th February 2014 at 06:01 AM. Reason: Revision of title

21st February 2014, 07:49 PM	#40
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Moderator Action Please note I have merged the three stolen weapons threads previously "stuck" at the top of the forum. I do believe it makes sense to stick threads like this so casual readers may see them even years later as one never knows when a lost or stolen item will resurface at auction or similar. However, let's not have multiple stuck threads. Instead, please use this thread to post any such notices. It will remain stuck. Andrew Vikingsword Staff

1st November 2015, 05:12 AM	#42
maxbliss888 Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Bangkok Posts: 150	Take care Take care

8th May 2013, 05:03 AM	#31
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	That's terrible. My sympathies! I'm positive at least some of the items will be recovered, if not all. I would advise watching your local craigslist for the next few weeks, and see if one of the pieces comes up, hopefully. CL's become the easiest place for thieves to sell their loot. Especially if they are stupid, as most thieves are. Also a big flea-market nearby might produce a surprise. Good luck.

17th July 2013, 06:28 AM	#33
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865

12th September 2013, 03:56 AM	#34
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	That's really terrible to hear, Jose. Any luck getting some of your pieces back?

12th September 2013, 04:47 AM	#35
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Unfortunately not yet. Either the thief is still out there and is sitting on them, the pawn shops have not yet posted them, or they are in a warehouse. Then there are the worse scenarios......

1st January 2014, 10:39 PM	#36
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Happy New Year - or is it? Any news yet? All the best Jens

2nd January 2014, 05:09 AM	#37
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Thank you for asking Jens. No word, and now not anticipating any.

26th October 2014, 06:02 PM	#41
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I dont know if this will help anyone, but I resently read in a Danish net paper that they have started to use 'DNA marking'. They seem to be using this special kind of marking in Sweden and in the UK, and the ones with stickers that they had 'DNA marked' on doors and windows hardly had a break ins, compared to the ones not having the sticker, there the break ins were the same rate as usual. You contact a security firm delivering this kind of service, and you get/buy a spray, with which you spray your valuables. A contract seems to last about five years. The first year it costs about $100 and the following years about $50. The 'DNA spray' can only be seen in UW light, and it is unique to the spray bottle used. So if the police find stolen goods at three different addresses, they know that they belong to the same theft. The police then contacts the security firm, and is told who the owner is. If this is used by the pilice and the customs it could stop a number of thefts. Jens

6th November 2015, 07:02 AM	#43
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Here is a picture of the yataghan that was stolen from me (pictures restored). Attached Images

6th November 2015, 07:17 AM	#44
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Here is a restored picture of my stolen Moro kris of ivory, swassa, and silver inlay. Attached Images

7th January 2016, 03:48 PM	#45
Helleri Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Chino, CA. Posts: 219	That is really sad to hear. Looks like your using a Sony DSC-W150 for most your images (as apposed to say an on-phone-camera). So they likely didn't pull your location from your images meta data. Which would mean that the thief was not made aware of your collection or your location through sharing the images online. That narrows your field to a local thief. Given the narrow spectrum of items stolen. It's also likely that they knew what they were coming there for. And if that is so, you were cased before you were burgled. Have you had any recent contracted work done in your home (a plumbing job, electrical work, even outdoor stuff like landscaping)?

9th February 2016, 08:16 PM	#46
napoleon Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 88	stolen weapons very sorry to hear this,can only keep eyes open best wishes napoleon

10th February 2016, 02:57 AM	#47
Green Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Malaysia Posts: 316	It breaks my heart to see such an exquisite keris moro stolen from you Battara. My deepest sympathy and hope you can recover it one day somehow!

10th February 2016, 06:22 PM	#48
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,240	Thank you so much folks. Actually at that time there were a number of homes broken into in the area. Yes they stumbled onto my collection. Fortunately they did not get the most valuable items. Still, I am quite saddened and angry about this loss. Nothing has reappeared so far. I believe they caught the criminal now, but my stuff and others are still missing. At least now we have an alarm (for any would be thieving lurkers out there). Again thank you folks. You are very kind.........

27th June 2016, 03:34 PM	#49
napoleon Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 88	SORRY TO HEAR THIS,KEEP AN EYE OUT HERE,AGAIN SYMPATHIES.

23rd December 2016, 06:52 PM	#50
Spaffo Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 45	So sorry! Those items should be hard to fence without attracting the attention of forum members here. As a police officer I will pass along the pictures and descriptions to our art theft investigators here in Los Angeles. You never where unique items can turn up.

23rd December 2016, 06:56 PM	#51
Spaffo Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 45	Oops! I didn't realize this was an old, old post. If the items are still unrecovered, I will pass the information along anyway.

15th January 2017, 12:43 AM	#52
COYOTE Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 27	Hello Jose, What a nightmare !! I feel so sorry for you and, as a collector, I can imagine how desperate you are. Please let me add words from others as we all feel the same : I too will keep a vigilant eye for your items on Ebay and other antique weapon websites. Best Wishes, Patrick

14th January 2021, 06:20 PM	#53
Mefidk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 157	Stolen kaskara ++ Hi guys These three were stolen from me recently. Actually they were stolen in a break-in of the transport company that was shipping them to me from an auction last week. So sadly I did not get to be sure that that wolf is a real one (I think it probably was based on the rest of the sword), and I did not get better pictures than these. The two Danish swords were just bi-purchases in the same lot but in case they all turn up for sale together they might to id the kaskara - I just would really like that kaskara! /Chris

14th January 2021, 06:25 PM	#54
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	And the pictures, Chris ? .

14th January 2021, 06:27 PM	#55
Mefidk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 157	and the pictures Attached Images

27th January 2021, 02:05 AM	#56
jokrho Member Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: Manila Posts: 11	Sad to hear about this. Will be on the lookout for these pcs and alert you.

11th May 2021, 05:57 PM	#57
xasterix Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Posts: 666	On a related note...if it's not weapons that can be stolen, it can also be money...exercise caution in transactions even from here...as a safety precaution I always insist on Paypal if it's a deal from the Swap Forum...I got a random offer recently from the forums but I turned it down because the seller had no Paypal...

13th May 2021, 10:02 PM	#58
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 391	They say these kinds of robberies typically are done by someone who was in your home in the recent past. Possibly a friend brought over someone you didn't know? It's a start in looking to where to find them. Taking such one of a kind items is not a random theft and stupid if the person wants to cash them in quick being easily identifiable. Call local pawn shops and watch online.