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3rd January 2011, 11:21 PM
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Location: Inland Empire, Southern California USA
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I use thin gauge gold wire. I wrap it around the piece and make a loop at the back. Than I use a picture hook to hang on wall. That way I can easily take it from the wall to discuss with a visitor. Here is my display. I'm a little embarrased by the way the paint job turned out. I tried to be creative. Oh and pictures help tell the story too.
-Stephen* |
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4th January 2011, 03:41 AM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Stephen what great mannequins and what a great tatoo'd Bontoc shield! (grumble, grumble, envy, envy
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4th January 2011, 01:38 PM
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I love what you have done, especially the use of textiles in your display. Mannequins add a nice dimension IMHO, as do textiles. I was banished to the extra bedroom for my "museam", good actually because its easy to secure and set up a alarm system. -Stephen* |
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4th January 2011, 05:36 PM
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Location: The Netherlands
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Great Bontoc display with the shield, headaxe and the spears you have Stephen. Thank you for sharing!
Jose you have amazing displays! Really great! I can only say I envy both of you.....envy.envy.envy......  Maurice |
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7th January 2011, 04:41 PM
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worth mentioning in regard to kris is that Indonesians have some traditional forms of holders. Often for a single kris this is a statue/idol that holds the sheathed sword in its hand. For multiple kris they tend to have a lower board the scabbard tips sit on and an upper board with holes thru it. (I use a very similar vintage test-tube rack for my collection of table knives) Always kris are stored point down.
I usually keep my pieces in their sheaths; bad things tend more to happen to the sheaths when they are seperated. There has been some mention of keeping sheaths in a drawer below the display. I once hung some swords on a wide board, and all thier sheaths in a pair of loose "shocks" (like corn) from the edges of the board. Currently I store my daggers and shorter swords in drawers, having been sensitized to burglary by being burgled in July (many old swords handled and examined, only a newer espading and a Pacific Cutlery tanto actually stolen, and they were laying on my bed; foolishness is good in the enemy.) Traditionally storing arms on the wall is not just a way to display them, but a way to keep them available. Just whatever you do, please, please, please don't drill holes thru the blades and attach them with screws 
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24th September 2011, 04:43 PM
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As an addendum to the conversation, I finally found what I was looking for to store my naval dirk collection, as well as various other smalls. It's an 1800s Eastlake style cabinet that I scored last week at a local antique auction. The size is perfect for me, the drawers are 43 cm x 58 cm. The cabinet is about 170 cm tall, and is extremely heavy, made of solid American oak. The build quality of this thing is amazing. It was probably custom-made to hold surgical instruments for a Victorian doctor.
I lined the drawers with green felt, and put little silica packets inside the drawers to absorb moisture. Once every 6 months these packets will have to be placed in the oven at about 200F to evaporate the moisture they would have acquired. |
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24th September 2011, 06:14 PM
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Location: France
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I bought 2 like this one, cheap, not so nice as Dmitry but very practical on wheels.
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24th September 2011, 06:17 PM
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Very nice Dmitry! Thanks for sharing
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