Dagger display ideas :(

Battara · 4th January 2011, 03:41 AM

Stephen what great mannequins and what a great tatoo'd Bontoc shield! (grumble, grumble, envy, envy

).

Below are how I have displayed my humble toys:

Nagawarrior · 4th January 2011, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Battara

Stephen what great mannequins and what a great tatoo'd Bontoc shield! (grumble, grumble, envy, envy

).

Below are how I have displayed my humble toys:

Thanks Jose.
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*

Maurice · 4th January 2011, 05:36 PM

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

tom hyle · 7th January 2011, 04:41 PM

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

Dmitry · 24th September 2011, 04:43 PM

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.

Luc LEFEBVRE · 24th September 2011, 06:14 PM

I bought 2 like this one, cheap, not so nice as Dmitry but very practical on wheels.

Dmitry · 26th September 2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Luc LEFEBVRE

I bought 2 like this one, cheap, not so nice as Dmitry but very practical on wheels.

Yes, they do look practical. You can probably stack them on top of one another. Don't forget the silica packets to keep the humidity under control.

Nathaniel · 24th September 2011, 06:17 PM

Very nice Dmitry! Thanks for sharing

A.alnakkas · 24th September 2011, 08:50 PM

Hey Guys,

Am running into a problem the more Jambiya's I have! I like Stu's design very much but there is one thing that I generally avoid and that is putting nails on walls because if you wanted to change they leave bad marks :/

Tried those stuff (no idea what they are called) they basically hang on wall by sucktion but they fall eventually. Maybe some sort of display glass cupboards? hmm brain storming time.

Regards,

Abdullatif

4th January 2011, 03:41 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Stephen what great mannequins and what a great tatoo'd Bontoc shield! (grumble, grumble, envy, envy ). Below are how I have displayed my humble toys: Attached Images

24th September 2011, 04:43 PM	#5
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	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. Attached Images

24th September 2011, 06:14 PM	#6
Luc LEFEBVRE Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: France Posts: 473	I bought 2 like this one, cheap, not so nice as Dmitry but very practical on wheels. Attached Images

4th January 2011, 05:36 PM	#3
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	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

7th January 2011, 04:41 PM	#4
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	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

24th September 2011, 06:17 PM	#8
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Very nice Dmitry! Thanks for sharing

24th September 2011, 08:50 PM	#9
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,340	Hey Guys, Am running into a problem the more Jambiya's I have! I like Stu's design very much but there is one thing that I generally avoid and that is putting nails on walls because if you wanted to change they leave bad marks :/ Tried those stuff (no idea what they are called) they basically hang on wall by sucktion but they fall eventually. Maybe some sort of display glass cupboards? hmm brain storming time. Regards, Abdullatif