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Hi everybody ,I just receive this 2 mandau swords
The first one his with 78 cm over all and 62 cm for the blade the second is with 87 cm and a blade about 71 cm. Unfortunately they don' have the scabbard Any comment about age and origin will be welcome. |
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mores pics
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last pics
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I like them already.
Do you have pictures of the complete blade + handle ? (I am missing the blade tips, and would love to discuss them ![]() |
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AS MOTIV
I will start with pictures from the 2 swords and after one by one I hope it will be more convenient for you Regards Cerjak |
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more shoots
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the second sword alone
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I think it has Murut flavour in a Bahau way.... (I meant the river Bahau and not the tribe...) ![]() |
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Now seriously!
Nice blades Cerjak. Upper one Kenya tribe from the Baram area, lower one from the Ibans. Maurice Last edited by Maurice; 5th April 2013 at 03:11 PM. |
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Nice examples and Maurice has already placed them (although I DO sense a bit Murut-influence
![]() Last edited by David; 5th April 2013 at 07:56 PM. Reason: Don't even go there in jest Indy! |
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To avoid any confusion, Maurice's identification (upper and lower) refers to the following order of mandaus : |
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