some Paiwan swords

KuKulzA28 · 29th October 2011, 07:21 PM

No one has comments?

How common are the stamped sheath covers? I am more used to seeing metal staples...
Also, I thought most of these tjakits had purely conical handles, but these seem shaped better for grip.

Thanks for sharing by the way.

EDIT: oh, and how common is it to have a gentle curve to the blades? I heard that was a more recent feature and that the oldest examples were usually totally straight... ?

Nathaniel · 29th October 2011, 07:47 PM

Beautiful pieces Varta! Thanks for sharing!

VANDOO · 29th October 2011, 09:37 PM

THEY ALL APPEAR TO BE GOOD OLD EXAMPLES. CONGRADULATIONS

UNFORTUNATELY MY KNOWLEGE IN THIS FIELD IS SMALL BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THESE AS BEING GOOD WELL MADE EXAMPLES. HOPEFULLY OUR MEMBERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN THIS FIELD WILL CHIME IN WITH SOME GOOD INFORMATION.

29th October 2011, 07:21 PM	#1
KuKulzA28 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: between work and sleep Posts: 731	No one has comments? How common are the stamped sheath covers? I am more used to seeing metal staples... Also, I thought most of these tjakits had purely conical handles, but these seem shaped better for grip. Thanks for sharing by the way. EDIT: oh, and how common is it to have a gentle curve to the blades? I heard that was a more recent feature and that the oldest examples were usually totally straight... ? Last edited by KuKulzA28; 30th October 2011 at 12:20 AM.

29th October 2011, 07:47 PM	#2
Nathaniel Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 865	Beautiful pieces Varta! Thanks for sharing!

29th October 2011, 09:37 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	THEY ALL APPEAR TO BE GOOD OLD EXAMPLES. CONGRADULATIONS UNFORTUNATELY MY KNOWLEGE IN THIS FIELD IS SMALL BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THESE AS BEING GOOD WELL MADE EXAMPLES. HOPEFULLY OUR MEMBERS WHO SPECIALIZE IN THIS FIELD WILL CHIME IN WITH SOME GOOD INFORMATION.