Formosa/Taiwan, dodgy pic gamble

Tim Simmons · 14th April 2007, 10:06 AM

Strangely the blade is rather good. Better than some real old weapons. Nice with foriegn stamped twice on the blade. I do not need to say more.

yuanzhumin · 14th April 2007, 05:03 PM

Hi Tim,
Don't be too hard on yourself !
Sometimes it pays to gamble.
Anyway, this knife is interesting in some ways as it is also becoming a rarity. In fact, they are not made anymore. They are of the kind that were sold to the american troops stationed in Taiwan, in the fifties and sixties. By themselves, they are already some collectibles !
And some museums are also listing this kind of knives in their collection, thinking wrongly that they are the good ones. See my first pic. It is the pic of a knife seriously referenced in the archives of the anthropology department of an american museum (did they also buy it on Ebay ?).
To add to the collection of "new" or "fake", depending on how you want to call them, I attached also a pic from another of these 'tourist' fusion knives from the fifties. This one, I also bought it on Ebay... knowing in advance it was a fake. As I said, this kind of knife is becoming a rarity

Best,
yuanzhumin

Lew · 21st April 2007, 03:19 PM

Hi Guys

I found this photo but I do not know if these are the same people you are talking about? Notice the knives in their belts.

Lew

14th April 2007, 10:06 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,842	some you win, some you LOSE! Strangely the blade is rather good. Better than some real old weapons. Nice with foriegn stamped twice on the blade. I do not need to say more.

14th April 2007, 05:03 PM	#2
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Hi Tim, Don't be too hard on yourself ! Sometimes it pays to gamble. Anyway, this knife is interesting in some ways as it is also becoming a rarity. In fact, they are not made anymore. They are of the kind that were sold to the american troops stationed in Taiwan, in the fifties and sixties. By themselves, they are already some collectibles ! And some museums are also listing this kind of knives in their collection, thinking wrongly that they are the good ones. See my first pic. It is the pic of a knife seriously referenced in the archives of the anthropology department of an american museum (did they also buy it on Ebay ?). To add to the collection of "new" or "fake", depending on how you want to call them, I attached also a pic from another of these 'tourist' fusion knives from the fifties. This one, I also bought it on Ebay... knowing in advance it was a fake. As I said, this kind of knife is becoming a rarity Best, yuanzhumin Attached Images

21st April 2007, 03:19 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Guys I found this photo but I do not know if these are the same people you are talking about? Notice the knives in their belts. Lew Attached Images