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14th March 2011, 08:24 PM
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19th Century Fijian Gafa War Club
Just picked this up today. Seems old and with original biding that needs to be rewrapped. Comments welcome.
Last edited by Lew; 14th March 2011 at 09:24 PM. |
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14th March 2011, 10:04 PM
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Very cool piece Lew... How tall/long is it?
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14th March 2011, 10:33 PM
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16th March 2011, 09:00 PM
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Great! I was after one but my car decided to play up and the bitch took all my spare money.
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19th March 2011, 02:23 AM
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In the photo are those throwing clubs thrust through the man's belt? Daggers? Or what?
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26th March 2011, 06:24 PM
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Hi all
The club arrived today the good news is that it is authentic the bad news is that some fool tried to adhere the wrapping with super glue   . I had to sand down the handle and it remove most of the color so I now need to stain the wood and hope it will look ok. Sometimes you win and well you know. 
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26th March 2011, 07:46 PM
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I see three ula throwing clubs - two with the more elaborate spherically-scalloped heads (that kind of resemble onions), and the one he holds in his hand that appears to be plain. Are those the items you are speaking of? If so, then they are clubs... Lew - for our collective experience, if having to repeat the process (of sanding off the chord wrap and glue), would you have done so? Or would you have left it as-is? 
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