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Post by Voltan on Apr 28, 2019 20:02:12 GMT
Antique Qaddara (origin unknown) Ooh, I like that one. Heck of a way to start.  My first "sword" was a wall hanger, but my first real sword was a Hanwei Practical Katana. Pics later, maybe. Don't you remember? You were one of the first to reply when I posted an inquiry thread all those years ago, lol |
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Post by elbrittania39 on Apr 28, 2019 20:17:27 GMT
Antique Qaddara (origin unknown)This piece was given to me by my Father-in-law in the summer of 2011, when I had just started collecting. He picked it up over 20 years ago at an anique & collectibles shop, somewhere in California, but that's the most he can remember about it at the moment. A unique piece nevertheless. From what I could find,late 19th to early 20th century?  Dang that condition is wonderful. I'd love to get one like it so I can have a set with my shashka. Are there any markings on it at all? |
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Post by randomnobody on Apr 28, 2019 22:44:24 GMT
Ooh, I like that one. Heck of a way to start. My first "sword" was a wall hanger, but my first real sword was a Hanwei Practical Katana. Pics later, maybe. Don't you remember? You were one of the first to reply when I posted an inquiry thread all those years ago, lol ...Well, my memory ain't quite what it used to be these days.
Where am I, again?
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Post by stormmaster on Apr 28, 2019 22:50:00 GMT
is this a forum for baking cakes?
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Post by Jordan Williams on Apr 28, 2019 23:17:23 GMT
I vote for chocolate cake. Or cheesecake?
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Post by William Swiger on Apr 28, 2019 23:22:26 GMT
is this a forum for baking cakes? Fruitcakes.....lol |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2019 0:22:23 GMT
is this a forum for baking cakes? Fruitcakes.....lol I resent being labeled a fruitcake, even though it is correct. Can't we resurrect another archaic term like "light in his loafers"? |
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Post by Croccifixio on Apr 29, 2019 1:23:09 GMT
Probably this one: A Tausug Kalis Tulid (straight kris) with traces of silver alloy inlay and snake pattern steel  |
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Apr 29, 2019 1:37:22 GMT
Have many swords that predate the ones I am showing including antiques but got them later on the secondhand market. Also had some swords before the ones I am showing but no longer in the collection. I cannot remember which of these two I bought first. Hanwei Katsumushi Katana (Reliks Exclusive) www.reliks.com/functional-swords/limited-edition-katsumushi-katana/ and Windlass Fantasy Viking.
Really like that Hanwei.
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Post by elbrittania39 on Apr 29, 2019 3:01:32 GMT
Probably this one: A Tausug Kalis Tulid (straight kris) with traces of silver alloy inlay and snake pattern steel Neat, is that an antique? The fact that I can't tell is a good sign lol |
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Post by Croccifixio on Apr 29, 2019 3:27:58 GMT
Probably this one: A Tausug Kalis Tulid (straight kris) with traces of silver alloy inlay and snake pattern steel Neat, is that an antique? The fact that I can't tell is a good sign lol Yep. Much older up close. Based on what I know about Moro swords, this is probably a 19th Century blade that has been refitted with a 20th Century hilt and scabbard. I actually have two older Moro blades, one likely 1700s and the other probably 1800s, but there isn't enough evidence to conclude either way (and I haven't polished them to explore the pattern - might do so one day, but I just have no time). |
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Post by Jordan Williams on Apr 29, 2019 18:59:14 GMT
The sword I've had the longest so far is my model Roberts cavalry officer sabre. Made in 1896, A vet bring back from the Span - Am Conflict.  The oldest in terms of years is probably my Crimean war era P1845 IOS with a nice service edge. |
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