I had a bullet belt a few years ago that I never bothered to list. I just foresaw endless problems with trying to ship it anywhere.
Who asked the question in the first place, and why?
Thanks for getting it back. The problem must have been a bit of a stickler, but now you know.
It's the side mount that's throwing me. Maybe off a one-armed bandit? Or one of those flip card machines?
Even seeing the whole thing, I couldn't say, but others might know more.
I think the biggest point in favor of it being original is the serial number on the bottom. I wouldn't expect that on a reproduction. But that's...
Looks Japanese to me as well. Decorated with Oni and Taoist Immortals.
@gregsglass Right thread? As to the ring: it is beautiful Af's remarks are based on the markings in the ring; other than that, I agree with a...
These have the look of tourist art. Finding specifics may be difficult. (The first bunch.)
That Calero is nice.
I have some. My buying mostly faded away by the '90s. I had a copy of The Children of Hurin (2013) that I purchased at a thrift. That would...
Whoever made it had nimble fingers.
I thought the construction was interesting - that textile pad and all those coiled bits. There's a short length of fine chain attached to the...
I got this boxed set of the Lord of the Rings: [ATTACH] 2014. The fourth volume is a companion that looks to be full of cross references to...
I like the glasses as well. There are a couple of strays around here. They don't take up much room, and they're so nicely done.
I hadn't noticed that. Very cool.
I do think they are both shots at being surrealist.
Are they egg sized? Does an egg sit comfortably in them? If so, then I think Gila is correct. They look like studio pottery, which would mean...
I think that A is the better of the 2 pictures, both technically and in terms of understanding the zeitgeist of surrealism. What is that thing in...
Would a silversmith use lead/tin solder, or silver solder?
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