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A good friend's great grandfather was stationed in the Philipines in the late 1900s. He collected this. My friend inherited this with a kampilan and a dagger.
He was having a garage sale and nobody wanted to buy them, so he offered them to me at a very low price. I had to reshape the broken pommel. The piece seems entirely original. Need to do a little rust removal and more cleaning. The scabbard is just two pieces of wood. It had come apart and I glued it back together How can I better clean the dark spots and bring out the center panel? Your comments? |
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What a great sword thanks for sharing it
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Bill, I don't know how low is the very low price but that's a darn good sword and I'd love to have one as such. Congrats man. Thought you're already adept at cleaning.
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Ya know Bill , I think I'm going to start calling you 'Hoover' 'cause you really are vacuuming up a lot of stuff my friend .
![]() ![]() That is a fascinating wood that the scabbard is made from; the grain reminds me of a Briar pipe ; scabbard by Kaywoodie !? ![]() ![]() Seriously though; does anyone have an idea as to what kind of timber this might be; it is quite stunning . |
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Thats lovely Bill, you do find them...
![]() Rick, several burrs can have that figure & colour, but it most looks like Amboyna to me. { one of the pterocarpis family} Spiral |
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Thank you Rick, Actually my father wrote a book about Hoover. http://cgi.ebay.com/Our-President-He...QQcmdZViewItem I have a few copies........ |
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