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Boland liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Steatite Ntadi figure Kongo Kingdom?.

One from my parents' collection. They bought it from a Dutch collector in the 1960s and I don't remember much about it, only that he is...

Boland liked komokwa's post in the thread Antique weight?.

indeed !!

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Very good observation,thanks for that.

Boland liked 2manybooks's post in the thread Antique weight?.

It looks very similar to the "Zimbabwe Bird", adopted as the symbol for the country and based on the stone sculptures at Great Zimbabwe...

Boland liked komokwa's post in the thread Antique weight?.

that looks right !!!! Yay @Boland

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https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/antique-arabic-bird-seal-stamp-with-calligraphy-259-c-cc04c86adb?srsltid=AfmBOopBE1OCFtWsu8IrJm1Jw...

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Antique weight?

[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi all,is this somekind of weight? Measuring weight or paper weight? Looks...

Forum: Metalware

Boland liked Brubaker50's post in the thread Axehead Old ?.

[ATTACH]I’ve had this axehead type thing for a few years now and I’ve had both Viking and Chinese axes but this one has me stumped .So...

Boland liked wlwhittier's post in the thread Axehead Old ?.

Sure would be good to have a sense of size, Bru...it appears to be crudely forged, ferrous, with the shadow of a nearly cylindrical...

Boland liked Brubaker50's post in the thread Axehead Old ?.

Hi the size is 13 cms by 11 cms looks Eastern , brassy look with some verdigris signs in the deep grooves.Trying to find metal that...

Boland liked the blacksmith's post in the thread Need any info about this old KATANA style SWORD..

IF I am correct in my thinking that it is WWII era, then Chikuzen is a rather unusual province for the period. Seki, which is in Noshu...

Boland liked komokwa's post in the thread Need any info about this old KATANA style SWORD..

yippee....a good clear siggy..... on an original tang !!! good , no matter who made it !!!

Boland liked Hollyblue's post in the thread Need any info about this old KATANA style SWORD..

Do not do anything to the rust on the handle area!!!!

Boland liked LoveTheHunt!'s post in the thread Need any info about this old KATANA style SWORD..

Well, sir, I have done so, and I am excited to see what you can make of this! Here are a couple PICS of the signature. (Nothing...