Mandau for comment, recent?

[Sajen]

Just win this mandau by ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/old-mandau-p...vip=true&rt=nc
Also when it isn#t antique and not very special I am very surprised that I get it by this price. I am very curious for the comments on it.

[VANDOO]

I THINK IT IS A MANDAU MADE FOR LOCAL SALE AND USE. HOW OLD? YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO JUDGE WHEN YOU HAVE IT IN HAND. YOU GOT IT FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE AS I DOUBT YOU COULD BUY A BRAND NEW ONE IN BORNEO FOR THAT PRICE TODAY. IT WILL PROBABLY APPEAR NEWER THAN IT IS BECAUSE SOMEONE BOUGHT IT FOR A SOUVINEER AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND NEVER USED IT. IT IS NOT MADE AS A SOUVINEER BUT SUCH ITEMS DO MAKE GOOD SOUVINEERS FOR COLLECTORS.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by VANDOO

I THINK IT IS A MANDAU MADE FOR LOCAL SALE AND USE. HOW OLD? YOU WILL BE BETTER ABLE TO JUDGE WHEN YOU HAVE IT IN HAND. YOU GOT IT FOR A VERY GOOD PRICE AS I DOUBT YOU COULD BUY A BRAND NEW ONE IN BORNEO FOR THAT PRICE TODAY. IT WILL PROBABLY APPEAR NEWER THAN IT IS BECAUSE SOMEONE BOUGHT IT FOR A SOUVINEER AND BROUGHT IT HOME AND NEVER USED IT. IT IS NOT MADE AS A SOUVINEER BUT SUCH ITEMS DO MAKE GOOD SOUVINEERS FOR COLLECTORS.

Thank you for comment Barry. The seller stated that it is from 1920/30, don't know if it's true but seems believable when I look to the pictures because the workmanship seems good to my eyes. But like you write, I will know more when I hold it in my hands.

Regards,

Detlef

[asomotif]

Hello Detlef,

Nice mandau at a very decent price.
The blade is stamped, normally I would think stamped blades to be more recent. But the craftmanship on the scabbard with the inlays and the rottan knots looks pretty good.
So I think it could be 1920/1930's and well preserved as Barry suggests.

Best regards,
Willem

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Detlef,

Nice mandau at a very decent price.
The blade is stamped, normally I would think stamped blades to be more recent. But the craftmanship on the scabbard with the inlays and the rottan knots looks pretty good.
So I think it could be 1920/1930's and well preserved as Barry suggests.

Best regards,
Willem

Thank you Willem,

have hoped that you jump in! I just have given a small bid for watching and never have thought that I will win the auction.
The seller just told me that it come from a french family where the grandfather was a sailor and bought it 1930 in Indonesia.
Do you have a clue from which tribal group it could be?

Regards,

Detlef

[Robert]

Great catch Detlef and at a price you seldom see anymore. Cannot wait to see the pictures after you get it. Congratulation on this very nice and very inexpensive addition to your collection.


Best,
Robert