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8th October 2006, 06:32 PM
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Hi Bill. Me again. I snapped one quick picture just to show you the different curvatures. As I said, the blades are otherwise identical. I wonder if there was a straight blade as well... The hilt was plated. Grip was wood with a black plastic covering held in place by two strands of twisted copper wire.
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8th October 2006, 08:11 PM
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Location: USA Georgia
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WOW! Beautiful swords!
I hate to say that I once turned down an exquisite shotel. Ivory and gold. Still regret it, but I just did not have the money at that time! Gone now. Well, the past does not count so much as now. What do you think of this shield? I bought it some time ago and forgot what country it came from, but it looks so much like Nagawarriors' shield that I thought I'd dig it up and post it. |
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8th October 2006, 08:34 PM
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Bill, I have made a couple of bad mistakes myself... But the shotel ivory/gold sounds like a biggie. Any ideas of where it ended up? Any pictures? Now, the shield: 100% Abyssinian. Great shape. Love it.
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9th October 2006, 12:13 AM
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Don't know where the shotel ended up  but it is gone. $1200 I think was the asking price.Thanks for the info on the shield. I also really like Ethiopian art, prayer scrolls and jewelry. It has a vitality that most Christian art lost in the Byzantine. Will post a modern piece about Menelik I. Kind of fun, about Queen of Sheba and Soloman. I think that it is on goat skin. I realize that this is a weapons forum, but I think it is important to know about the culture, art, religion, political structure, history. All these give a depth of underestanding that really enriches the weapon collecting. |
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