Is this an authentic Formosan Paiwan sword?

[milandro]

cheers! Thanks for the pictures. I found another two of the curved variety for sale in the NL (and one side open with metal clamps), most people, including myself, first think of these as African rather then Taiwanese.

[Sajen]

Please keep in mind that all shown here examples are made for those who travel!

[milandro]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Please keep in mind that all here shown examples are made for those who travel!

true, nevertheless, in my experience the blade quality of tourist implements is normally not as good as this.

This blades are made of good steel, they are hardened , have a half diamond chisel grind, profile

Dave Atkinson finds them worthy of being in his collection and so do, apparently, SOME others., if tit is good for him, it is good for me too


http://atkinson-swords.com/collectio.../paiwan-sword/



this is a YouTube video (there is no way for me to load this video on the forum, I think)



It shows how they make these " tourist" blades. I don't see what's wrong with them. This is a curved Atayal, the Tjakit would also be equally made.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQnLfPJ1h4g

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by milandro

Dave Atkinson finds them worthy of being in his collection and so do, apparently, SOME others., if tit is good for him, it is good for me too

To each his own!

I have owned some real antique ones and handled a few tourist ones, a great difference.

Originally Posted by milandro

this is a YouTube video (there is no way for me to load this video on the forum, I think)



It shows how they make these " tourist" blades. I don't see what's wrong with them. This is a curved Atayal, the Tjakit would also be equally made.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQnLfPJ1h4g

I doubt that the blades in this video are for the tourist swords, sorry.

[milandro]

the final result looks very similar to the examples above.

[milandro]

there is another video of another blade smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVTbM0WwL7A


and another one



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADYBl0nZzxw

[Bob A]

Originally Posted by Sajen

To each his own!

I have owned some real antique ones and handled a few tourist ones, a great difference.

For many collectors, Mojo makes the difference.

It's a tenet of sympathetic magic: things once in contact remain in contact, in an ineffable way. (Quantum mechanics has something to say about that as well).

If "magic" doesn't provide sufficient impetus to push a price point, there's always "provenance".

(I don't mean to dispute the realities of actual construction, BTW).

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Bob A

For many collectors, Mojo makes the difference.

It's a tenet of sympathetic magic: things once in contact remain in contact, in an ineffable way. (Quantum mechanics has something to say about that as well).

If "magic" doesn't provide sufficient impetus to push a price point, there's always "provenance".

(I don't mean to dispute the realities of actual construction, BTW).

I've meant the quality, compare with the authentic ones.