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			This also Da Silva Collection . 
		
		
		
			Has nice old style scabbard too. (sorry Willem that your great ones came out my collection )          Ben  | 
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			Ben, 
		
		
		
			Great ones   , more like great one.   something nice for comparison, again from the Willem 't Hart collection  
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			  No I can not compare with your collection after I trade with you the best koetei mandau that is now  in your collection .   Ben  | 
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			Ohhh that mandau, the small koetei one. almost forgot about it  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	       
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			  I see you putting a lot off pics from it in the forum .   Ben  | 
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			It is a classical koetei mandau,  
		
		
		
			A have others with the small 'nose', but they are not koetei I imagine. (see pics)  | 
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			Hi Willem that first one can you show more pics from the face that is on the Handle and both sides . 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			I will try to make some better pictures today.
		 
		
		
		
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			Hi Willem where are the pics. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Here they are. 
		
		
		
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			Do you have an pic front off the Handle. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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