8th July 2007, 10:48 PM | #1 |
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Kampilan un-restored
There are always questons about how much to restore old swords. I recently got this old kampilan and I plan NO restoration, cleaning or anything else. I like it this way.
Strange little gear-like things on the hilt?? Comments? |
9th July 2007, 04:51 AM | #2 | |
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About the gear parts, I think the moro who owned this realized that this item once should be collected by someone with a motorbike? |
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9th July 2007, 11:01 AM | #3 |
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Beautiful Bill! Just a little cleaning and preservation for this one. No renovation.
I wondered about the gear too. Great piece. Steve |
9th July 2007, 11:06 AM | #4 |
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Very nice hilt!
I agree that it wouldn't hurt to clean the blade a bit. Michael |
9th July 2007, 12:05 PM | #5 |
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Hello Bill,
I suppose, these are later (not recent) add-ons. This seems to be a hilt that originally came without an "eye" AFAIK. I'd remove the active rust... Regards, Kai |
9th July 2007, 12:22 PM | #6 |
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I agree with the rest. Great hilt, but that blade needs work. At the very least the active rust should be removed.
I'd have to see what sort of pattern was hiding under there. |
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9th July 2007, 07:39 PM | #9 |
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I certainly agree with stopping any active rust, but I don't want to take it any further. I feel like keeping this pieces un-restored. Some of mine are a bit over-cleaned.
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9th July 2007, 07:40 PM | #10 |
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I have seen cogs like this on other kampilan pieces. When a coin is not available......
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