Madu for comment

drac2k · 17th March 2014, 09:44 PM

I picked up this madu at the Baltimore show last weekend .It is one of the items that I am inexplicably drawn to.
The show was fun and it was a pleasure to see Rick again,meeting his family as well as some other forum members.

RSWORD · 18th March 2014, 08:29 PM

Dave,

It was great seeing you as well. That madu had a very nice patina and he decorations to the front are interesting. I can see why you are attracted to this type of shield!

Battara · 19th March 2014, 02:09 AM

Nice and slightly unusual and better example of these. Congrats!

Sorry I missed you at Baltimore. I was with Manteris1 with only ethnographic stuff there. I was the guy with a silver earcuff with a silver feather.

drac2k · 19th March 2014, 05:29 AM

Thanks. I think we did meet; I bought the "billy club," and the book "head knockers," and later came by and bought a Chinese sword from him. God willing, I'll be sure to come around next year and get properly introduced.

Montino Bourbon · 19th March 2014, 08:43 AM

The Mahrattas used this to wade into the thick of battle to rescue a person. Probably great for certain occasions at the supermarket too...

Andrew · 19th March 2014, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

I was the guy with a silver earcuff with a silver feather.

Pics of this? :fingerscrossed:

Battara · 20th March 2014, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drac2k

Thanks. I think we did meet; I bought the "billy club," and the book "head knockers," and later came by and bought a Chinese sword from him. God willing, I'll be sure to come around next year and get properly introduced.

OH.......THAT WAS YOU?

drac2k · 20th March 2014, 01:14 AM

It was .

Battara · 20th March 2014, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew

Pics of this? :fingerscrossed:

Well no......but here is a picture of my Cherokee earcuff (which I made) at my 150th birthday party......

Battara · 20th March 2014, 01:42 AM

By the way, I find that the figures on the madu to be uncommon and they add to the uniqueness and beauty of the piece.

Are the figures made of bronze/brass?

drac2k · 20th March 2014, 04:30 AM

I think they are brass; the figures are almost 3 dimensional because of the large amount of metal each animal is made of .

weapons 27 · 22nd March 2014, 08:34 AM

I think that it is a varnish covering this shield.
However peaks at each end are not common!
nice shield

drac2k · 22nd March 2014, 05:57 PM

Thanks.The covering is not varnish, but a blend of boiled linseed oil and lemon extract that I use to clean and preserve some of my items;it brings out the color of old paint, takes the dirt off and leaves the old patina (i.e., no change to the brass color).
The figures range in thickness from 1/16" to 1/8"; they are substantial enough to be pinned through the shield rather than inlaid or brazed on it .

17th March 2014, 09:44 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	Madu for comment I picked up this madu at the Baltimore show last weekend .It is one of the items that I am inexplicably drawn to. The show was fun and it was a pleasure to see Rick again,meeting his family as well as some other forum members. Attached Images

19th March 2014, 08:43 AM	#5
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	Excellent weapon in a close fight melèe The Mahrattas used this to wade into the thick of battle to rescue a person. Probably great for certain occasions at the supermarket too...

18th March 2014, 08:29 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,083	Dave, It was great seeing you as well. That madu had a very nice patina and he decorations to the front are interesting. I can see why you are attracted to this type of shield!

19th March 2014, 02:09 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	Nice and slightly unusual and better example of these. Congrats! Sorry I missed you at Baltimore. I was with Manteris1 with only ethnographic stuff there. I was the guy with a silver earcuff with a silver feather.

19th March 2014, 05:29 AM	#4
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	Thanks. I think we did meet; I bought the "billy club," and the book "head knockers," and later came by and bought a Chinese sword from him. God willing, I'll be sure to come around next year and get properly introduced.

20th March 2014, 01:14 AM	#8
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	It was .

20th March 2014, 01:42 AM	#10
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,220	By the way, I find that the figures on the madu to be uncommon and they add to the uniqueness and beauty of the piece. Are the figures made of bronze/brass?

20th March 2014, 04:30 AM	#11
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	I think they are brass; the figures are almost 3 dimensional because of the large amount of metal each animal is made of .

22nd March 2014, 08:34 AM	#12
weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	I think that it is a varnish covering this shield. However peaks at each end are not common! nice shield

22nd March 2014, 05:57 PM	#13
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	Thanks.The covering is not varnish, but a blend of boiled linseed oil and lemon extract that I use to clean and preserve some of my items;it brings out the color of old paint, takes the dirt off and leaves the old patina (i.e., no change to the brass color). The figures range in thickness from 1/16" to 1/8"; they are substantial enough to be pinned through the shield rather than inlaid or brazed on it .