Mandau for review

asomotif · 30th January 2012, 12:32 AM

Hello Joe,

A very nice mandau. surely for real use and not a "dance sword"
Although the owner could have performed dances with it.

I think the ensemble is all matching in age.
I like the little antler carving at the shoulder of the scabbard. although it is attached in a weird way.
Maybe it has been bigger in the past ?

I would love to see the blade in a slightly cleaner state.

As for the resin at the handle.
Here is a thread giving some info.
But in this case you could also leave it, as part is still there and it is difficult to get the same texture of resin.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=mandau+resin

30th January 2012, 12:32 AM	#4
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,238	Hello Joe, A very nice mandau. surely for real use and not a "dance sword" Although the owner could have performed dances with it. I think the ensemble is all matching in age. I like the little antler carving at the shoulder of the scabbard. although it is attached in a weird way. Maybe it has been bigger in the past ? I would love to see the blade in a slightly cleaner state. As for the resin at the handle. Here is a thread giving some info. But in this case you could also leave it, as part is still there and it is difficult to get the same texture of resin. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=mandau+resin