Pictures : My dear and little collection

Author: gnopgnipster
Subject: My dear and little collection
Posted: 06/17/2014 at 4:41pm

Timo1978 wrote: gnopgnipster wrote: Antuan wrote: gnopgnipster wrote: Very nice blade the Tamaropa. But the one in these pictures looks like a very recent re-make/copy and not original. My friend, i can assure that my a Tamaropa is 100% original. I hate copies and fake blades. I have never had a fake product It is missing the sticker at the bottom of the handle... Do you really think a missing sticker is a hint that this blade is faked? Original box does not Count?

Antuan said the blade was 100% new. What happened to the sticker? I used to own one when they first came out and I remember the sticky mess left behind when I tried to remove the sticker. I ended up not removing the sticker. The box looks original but it is very common for collectors to get a box, say on Ebay, and put it with the corresponding blade. In any case it is in fantastic condition for a 40+ years old blade. So much so that some shavings appear to be on the side of the handle. The wood on the handle seems to be mahogany. That wood darkens with age. That handle appears to have been made within the last couple of years. But I am looking at the pictures and don't have the blade in my hands...

    


Edited by gnopgnipster - 4 minutes ago at 4:46pm