GAURD YOUR IRON FINCE FINALS

tom hyle · 1st September 2007, 01:58 AM

Of course those fence finials are based on real spears, in greater or lesser degree; do we have reason to think this a casting? What's up with that crack? Does anyone here own this piece? Can we get a feild report?

Bill M · 1st September 2007, 12:32 PM

Obviously a nice little push dagger.

No doubt it would cause wound trauma!

I agree with kronkew, I like the wood also.

Battara · 1st September 2007, 07:39 PM

The wood looks like Timoho wood from Bali. Rare stuff now.

A. G. Maisey · 1st September 2007, 11:00 PM

Timoho, yes. From Bali? Who knows? But unlikely, very, very unlikely.Timoho comes from other places as well, and the workmanship of this cover bears Javanese characteristics.

Yes, these fence finials can definitely cause severe injury. I can recall several cases of accidental impalation---is that a word?--- and going back 45-50 years the police in a major north-west country town in my state in Australia , had the reputation of lifting inebriated kooris above the townhall fence ---which had these type of finials--- and dropping them onto it. At least one death was attributed to this action; nothing was ever proven, of course.

tom hyle · 6th September 2007, 04:25 AM

ouch!

1st September 2007, 01:58 AM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Of course those fence finials are based on real spears, in greater or lesser degree; do we have reason to think this a casting? What's up with that crack? Does anyone here own this piece? Can we get a feild report?

1st September 2007, 12:32 PM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Obviously a nice little push dagger. No doubt it would cause wound trauma! I agree with kronkew, I like the wood also.

1st September 2007, 07:39 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,270	The wood looks like Timoho wood from Bali. Rare stuff now.

1st September 2007, 11:00 PM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,989	Timoho, yes. From Bali? Who knows? But unlikely, very, very unlikely.Timoho comes from other places as well, and the workmanship of this cover bears Javanese characteristics. Yes, these fence finials can definitely cause severe injury. I can recall several cases of accidental impalation---is that a word?--- and going back 45-50 years the police in a major north-west country town in my state in Australia , had the reputation of lifting inebriated kooris above the townhall fence ---which had these type of finials--- and dropping them onto it. At least one death was attributed to this action; nothing was ever proven, of course.

6th September 2007, 04:25 AM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	ouch!