check out the following sites:
wallisandwallis.co.uk
auction site; many WWI/WWII and earlier items; good pictures of many unusual Eastern/Asian/African blades.
antiqueswords.com
another auction site, very easy to navigate. dozens of items, great pics, some museum quality blades.
if you've ever wanted a cultural/antique piece, this is a good way to get them. I got an early pattern Fairbairn/Wilkinson WWII knife for 40.00 on Wallis and Wallis...then sold it for around 250.00.
you can get examples of many tribal and "primitive" blades, including indo-asian like kukri and katar for around 100.00 sometimes. just plain cool to look at all that stuff i think.
wallisandwallis.co.uk
auction site; many WWI/WWII and earlier items; good pictures of many unusual Eastern/Asian/African blades.
antiqueswords.com
another auction site, very easy to navigate. dozens of items, great pics, some museum quality blades.
if you've ever wanted a cultural/antique piece, this is a good way to get them. I got an early pattern Fairbairn/Wilkinson WWII knife for 40.00 on Wallis and Wallis...then sold it for around 250.00.
you can get examples of many tribal and "primitive" blades, including indo-asian like kukri and katar for around 100.00 sometimes. just plain cool to look at all that stuff i think.