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Old 24th August 2016, 06:45 PM   #1
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TWO EXCEPTIONALLY FINE LONG SHARK TOOTH SPEARS RECENTLY ENDED AT AUCTION. ONE HAS A TIP MADE OF LARGE STINGRAY SPINES, BOTH APPEAR TO BE GOOD OLD EXAMPLES. THESE TWO EXAMPLES ARE 11 FEET BY 2.5 IN. OR 335 X 6.3 CM. LONG. DESCRIBED AS 19TH. CENTURY MAKE OF WOOD AND TIGER SHARK TEETH WITH A TIP ON ONE WITH STINGRAY SPINES AND A LITTLE REMAINING OF A FIBER WRAP. NOTE THE TEETH POINT ONE WAY TOWARD THE TIP BUT CHANGE ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN TO THE OTHER DIRECTION. THERE IS A WOODEN CROSS GUARD WITHOUT TEETH ON ONE EXAMPLE. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE MOUNTED AND DISPLAYED AS A PAIR IN THE PAST.
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Old 19th October 2016, 04:47 PM   #2
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#1. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN OLD GILBERT ISLAND DAGGER ,19TH. CENTURY, 58 CM. LONG.
#2. GILBERT ISLAND STAMPS FEATURING SHARK TOOTH WEAPONS AND ARMOR.
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Old 19th October 2016, 05:42 PM   #3
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#1. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN OLD GILBERT ISLAND DAGGER ,19TH. CENTURY, 58 CM. LONG.
Exactly this piece I've handled yesterday, a very old piece with great patina.
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Old 27th December 2016, 09:31 PM   #4
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#1. & #2. REPLICA OF SHARK TOOTH CLUB MADE WITH LARGE FOSSIL SHARK TEETH. THESE FOSSIL SHARK TEETH ARE FOUND IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA AND WERE USED FOR VARIOUS THINGS INCLUDING WEAPONS.
#3. TWENTITH CENTURY REPLICA OF A SEMINOLE SHARK TOOTH WEAPON 15.25 IN. LONG
#4. KIRIBATI ARMOR CUIRASS AND SWORD
#5. WARRIOR WEARING FIBER ARMOR KIRIBATI
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