07-29-2010, 11:43 PM
Not really a piece of history. I have gathered that knives as such were sold as tourist pieces in the Philippines during WW2. I have a Moisin Nagant bayonet with Ares carved into the handle that I would never alter. I need the rifle to match it though. There was another broken knife that I purchased alongside it that was definitely a tourist piece. I gave it to a friend and has since been lost. It had "PHILIPPINES" carved into the scabbard in a pseudo Gothic text. Really weird. I don't want to alter it much as I am trying to go with what I have got if possible. If I have to completely rework it I will simply buy an acceptable reproduction. I use it already in a kit for Ren Faires as is because of the look of it. It has been complimented on being "authentic looking" but I jokingly ask of what period and explain what it is.
Craig Bellofatto
Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin Terminology
It is like a finger pointing to the moon. DON\'T concentrate on the finger or you miss all the heavenly glory before you!-Bruce Lee
Train easy; the fight is hard. Train hard; the fight is easy.- Thai Proverb
Going to college for Massage Therapy. So reading alot of Latin Terminology
It is like a finger pointing to the moon. DON\'T concentrate on the finger or you miss all the heavenly glory before you!-Bruce Lee
Train easy; the fight is hard. Train hard; the fight is easy.- Thai Proverb
