5th August 2008, 10:47 PM | #1 |
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Hey guys (sikin pasangan....)
Hi to all of you, dear friends!!! I'm returned to home.... well the excavations were nice but in Calabria I wasn't able to find nothing of sharp and made of steel.... Fortunately there are some friends in Holland that sell to me some nice pieces... Here is the first: a nice sikin pasangan all comments are welcome and.... it's nice to meet you again, I missed you
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5th August 2008, 10:58 PM | #2 |
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Hi Flavio,
welcome back Very nice piece, congrats .....have you 'gone off' arm daggers Do you know whether the scabbard is original to the sword ? Regards David |
5th August 2008, 11:10 PM | #3 |
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Thanks David unfurtunately for my pockets I like too many kind of weapons (kris, sikin, arm daggers, golok)......
I think that the scabbard is original but it's possible that the mouth piece is a replecement. What I really like is the handle and the decorations on it Flavio |
6th August 2008, 12:38 AM | #4 |
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Nice sikin pasangan! I also like the handle. Good carving.
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6th August 2008, 01:47 AM | #5 |
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Hi Flavio
Nice to here from you. I thought you would have found a nice spear head or some arrow heads on your dig oh well maybe next time. Very nice Sikin congrats! Lew |
6th August 2008, 02:05 AM | #6 |
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Welcome back and what a nice puppy!
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6th August 2008, 07:59 AM | #7 |
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Thank you Bill, Lou and Jose!!
Lou, we have found many arrow heads in obsidian, I hoped to find also some bronze objects since the village is dated to the early bronze age, but we wasn't so lucky |
6th August 2008, 08:47 AM | #8 |
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Welcome back Flavio!
Nice sword with a beautiful hilt. I also suspect that the scabbard is later than the blade and hilt. Michael |
6th August 2008, 02:24 PM | #9 |
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Thank you Michael. Yes maybe as you and David say the scabbard is not original to the sword. Soon, pics of another sikin
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6th August 2008, 06:47 PM | #10 |
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As suggested by some members the scabbard is a later replacement. But a well carved one. Nice piece.
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9th August 2008, 08:22 AM | #11 |
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Thank you Henk Well I had taken a better look at the scabbard... Maybe the scabbard it's not original to the sikn but anyway has some age since there are several craks and some pieces are lost... The mouth piece it's instead a new replecement quite well carved even if not a masterpiece Thank you guys
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