Curious finds in Taipei

yuanzhumin · 25th April 2006, 01:44 PM

Thanks Rick for the tip about the six pointed star mark. If I wanted to show off my ignorance on the subject, I wouldn't have done better.

In fact, the subject is far away from the Taiwanese austronesian tribes.

Thanks also to RSWORD for the comments on the second sword. The other ones are coming. As there is only six pictures attachments possible, I'll have to go post after post.

The two next :
-1: an unknown sword that is a copy of medieval swords.
-2: probably a japanese sword in the western style. That's all I know. The Japanese colonized Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. There is a still quite few of these old japanese things that are surfacing in the island from time to time.

25th April 2006, 01:44 PM	#8
yuanzhumin Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ex-Taipei, Taiwan, now in Shanghai, China Posts: 180	Thanks Rick for the tip about the six pointed star mark. If I wanted to show off my ignorance on the subject, I wouldn't have done better. In fact, the subject is far away from the Taiwanese austronesian tribes. Thanks also to RSWORD for the comments on the second sword. The other ones are coming. As there is only six pictures attachments possible, I'll have to go post after post. The two next : -1: an unknown sword that is a copy of medieval swords. -2: probably a japanese sword in the western style. That's all I know. The Japanese colonized Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. There is a still quite few of these old japanese things that are surfacing in the island from time to time. Attached Images