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Old 27th January 2011, 03:03 AM   #1
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Default Interesting mandau handle

This is a mandau that Fred Coluzzi sent us some years ago. He says
the handle is a rough cast Japanese naval D-ring style. But was it put on
by a native that liked that form, or was it made by a Japanese soldier who
liked the blade. There are two characters at the base of the blade that
could be either Chinese or Japanese although i was told that it could be
Korean. The blade is very well made, with some of the most delicate fret-
work that i have seen in a mandau. No scabbard. What do you think.
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Old 27th January 2011, 03:10 AM   #2
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Curses!!!!!!!!This computer simply will not cooperate when it comes to
posting pictures............Dave.
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Old 27th January 2011, 07:54 AM   #3
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Curses!!!!!!!!This computer simply will not cooperate when it comes to
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Hello Dave,

I'm curious of the pictures.
Feel free to send the images to my emailaddress: mbloebaum@gmail.com, and I will put them in your thread.

Rg,
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Old 28th January 2011, 03:19 AM   #4
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Maurice: Thanks much, but Kino is already helping me work through the
Problem. Hopefully we will get it all sorted out soon and you will be able to
see the Mandau...............Dave.
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Old 29th January 2011, 12:17 AM   #5
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Default Mandau photos

Dave and Lonna's Mandau
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Old 29th January 2011, 03:38 AM   #6
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What an interesting piece, Kino!
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Old 29th January 2011, 10:41 PM   #7
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Default familiar piece

Yep, I knew I had seen this one before.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...apanese+mandau

Only thing to add to the other thread would be a translation of the characters on the blade.

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Old 30th January 2011, 02:09 AM   #8
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Asomotif: Boy, i must have a really bad memory. I really don't remember
having this posted before, but obviously there it is.........Dave.
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Old 30th January 2011, 07:05 AM   #9
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Well, it is already 4 years ago.
Maybe new members can contribute with new input.
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Old 30th January 2011, 07:38 AM   #10
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That kind of blades aren't used for fighting so I assume that it's not from a captured mandau.
There is a thread somewhere where we dicussed presentation mandaus.
I go for that its' a local combination, maybe involving somebody Chinese in Kuching.

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