[meteorite-list] Any experts on meteorite Kiris blades

From: Michael Gilmer <*meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com*> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:00:29 -0400 Message-ID: <CAKBPJW-ppgCOwuQv5T4U5+9JA=_es6ZE7121daHoqP-3k6PGxQ_at_mail.gmail.com> · meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com

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On 10/22/11, John.L.Cabassi <John at cabassi.net> wrote:
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> MexicoDoug
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:15 PM
> To: dorifry at embarqmail.com; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com;
> darryl at dof3.com
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Any experts on meteorite Kiris blades
>
>
> Oops in my last post the words in CAPS  were inadvertently left out:
>
> "movie made the error of saying he rediscovered the Damascus process
> (which was reputed to be at the time) and that it was made of the
> rediscovered Damascus steel process USING AN IRON METEORITE. The needed
> to pick one or the other. I have not seen meteorites being called the
> source of the Bowie knife steel from any other place but who jknows
> when it comes to legends...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorifry <dorifry at embarqmail.com>
> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sat, Oct 22, 2011 4:46 pm
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Any experts on meteorite Kiris blades
>
>
> I've never once seen a meteoritic iron kris blade, but I've see about a
> bazillion made of Damascus steel. Damascus sort of looks like a
> Widmansttaten pattern if you didn't know any better.
>
> Phil Whitmer
> Joshua Tree Earth & Space Museum
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Darryl Pitt" <darryl at dof3.com>
> To: "Michael Gilmer" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
> Cc: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2011 4:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Any experts on meteorite Kiris blades
>
>
>>
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> That's not quite accurate.  Many are made of steel, Damascus steel,
> etc.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Oct 22, 2011, at 4:21 PM, Michael Gilmer wrote:
>>
>>> I've seen a couple of these for sale on eBay in the past.  They were
>>> not exactly like the one's in Rob's photos, but they were similar.
>>> (if I recall correctly)
>>>
>>> Rob, if you have physical access to the blades in questions, a quick
>>> nickel test should rule in/out a meteoritic origin.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> MikeG
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>>> On 10/22/11, Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Be very, very careful.
>>>>
>>>> The stories associated with most krises for sale in Indonesia are
>>>> apocryphal.  I've heard more fantastic stories---truly extraordinary
>
>>>> tales---before the price drops precipitously during the course of
>>>> negotiations.
>>>>
>>>> The kris is a very important cultural symbol and there are so many
>>>> legends attached to this weapon.  My favorite?  It was widely
>>>> believed a
> kris
>>>> would,
>>>> on its own, slide out of its sheath and fly through the sky to
> strike
>>>> the
>>>> enemies of its owner.
>>>>
>>>> Meteoritic iron?  I've heard this a lot----far too often, in
> fact---and
>>>> I
>>>> would be extremely suspicious.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best / darryl
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 22, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Rob Wesel wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello all
>>>>>
>>>>> I have a friend vacationing who ran across an antique store
> selling
>>>>> three
>>>>> Indonesian blades claiming to be made of "meteoric iron". While I
> know
>>>>> that if you are going to find a meteorite blade it's gonna be
>>>>> Indonesian or Mike Miller's, I  know very little about what they
>>>>> should look
> like.
>>>>> If
>>>>> the list holds any experts please have a look and weigh in.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.nakhladogmeteorites.com/blades.htm
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Rob Wesel
>>>>> ------------------
>>>>> Nakhla Dog Meteorites
>>>>> www.nakhladogmeteorites.com www.facebook.com/Nakhla.Dog.Meteorites
>>>>> www.facebook.com/Rob.Wesel
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