Tourist trinkets? Bich'Hwa, Khatar, Jambiya

celtan · 16th December 2010, 09:07 PM

Hi Guys,

I recently bought some stuff that caught my fancy, for desk ornaments mostly.

OTOH, the source for these was a well-known collector's cache. He used to travel and collect ethnographic weapons from across the world. As such, and since my forte is european weapons, and that freely admit to know zilch about ethno blades, I decided to ask your opinions on such.

Meaning, I have been wondering if what I bought was of a better grade that I suspected, or if they truly are tourists trinkets. Mind you, the only reason I have to suspect their touristry raison d'etre is that they are too...pretty.

Best

Manolo

Enclosed are some pics of the blades in question:

16th December 2010, 09:07 PM	#1
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Tourist trinkets? Bich'Hwa, Khatar, Jambiya Hi Guys, I recently bought some stuff that caught my fancy, for desk ornaments mostly. OTOH, the source for these was a well-known collector's cache. He used to travel and collect ethnographic weapons from across the world. As such, and since my forte is european weapons, and that freely admit to know zilch about ethno blades, I decided to ask your opinions on such. Meaning, I have been wondering if what I bought was of a better grade that I suspected, or if they truly are tourists trinkets. Mind you, the only reason I have to suspect their touristry raison d'etre is that they are too...pretty. Best Manolo Enclosed are some pics of the blades in question: Attached Images