SEA Sword ? With hairpin lamination ?

josh stout · 17th October 2008, 05:57 PM

The blade looks nice, but I don't see the hairpin folds in it. I have seen a similar blade from Aceh with definite hairpin folds that I wanted quite badly, but the price was too high for me. I have often wondered about it though. The Acenese blade shape is quite reminiscent of Tibetan things, and I have wondered if it does not represent an early form that died out in other regions leaving a few isolated spots like Aceh and Tibet with the older style.

Still it seems convergent evolution is a more parsimonious explanation.
Josh

17th October 2008, 05:57 PM	#1
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	The blade looks nice, but I don't see the hairpin folds in it. I have seen a similar blade from Aceh with definite hairpin folds that I wanted quite badly, but the price was too high for me. I have often wondered about it though. The Acenese blade shape is quite reminiscent of Tibetan things, and I have wondered if it does not represent an early form that died out in other regions leaving a few isolated spots like Aceh and Tibet with the older style. Still it seems convergent evolution is a more parsimonious explanation. Josh