Quite possible Komo, but they do seem to come in a variety of lengths........ Somew of them so long that they are actually in two halves, just a...
Post horn? Or, and perhaps more likely, a coach horn?
The workmanship of these fascinating items never ceases to amaze me. A piece from my own collection is this cute little acheulean gouge. Only some...
Funny that TallCakes showed that picture, as my immediate thinking was for caulking decks, not the hull. I have caulked the hull of a carvel built...
The V&A one looks to have a design based around the famous Katsushika Hokusai woodblock print of the Great wave of Kanagawa. Awsome collection...
I am inclined to think that it is something to do with witchcraft..Pentagrams, thirteen of them, the crossed arrows are I believe an occult...
The coupling for a train is a good guess, but I am more inclined to think it is a coupling for some farm machinery. But what, I have no idea....
The workmanship makes me think it is a tourist type piece. Some of the Dayak weapons have outstanding workmanship, and this is crude in...
Possibly Dayak? More pictures and sizes would help.
That is supposing that it is the same wood! Personally, I'd leave it all as it is, just give it a light waxing to give the surfaces a nice lustre...
Totally agree with Mirana!
Personally, I wouldn't clean them at all. They are in quite nice condition with good patina, and I'd let them wear their age proudly! My own...
It must be remembered that officers were trained to use swords, and it was expected of them and their class. Cutlasses however, were used by...
United States navy, 1860 pattern, my knowledge of US swords is rather scant I must admit. Do you possibly have a picture from the front of the...
Thanks Bev, it is good to know I m not the only one who gets excited over seemingly insignificant small details. I was doubting my sanity.... not...
Not to my taste, but you can only admire and be in awe of the beauty and fabulous workmanship of items like this. A £100 sword given by Lloyds to...
Indeed Komo, Kris are unbelievably beautiful, as are many Indian and eastern, and middle eastern weapons. Just unfortunately, none of the type...
Beautiful, and I love the presentation of the lid in the box! Excellent, less is more IMHO. Beautiful piece of art, and £10 thoroughly well spent!...
Well, though I like them AJ, the only two that I personally have that I think could possibly be called beautiful are these two...... [ATTACH]...
But pointy enough to do the job if needed! They are very rare today, though there are lots of copies, so as ever, Caveat emptor!:( Probably an...
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