PaulKrzysz Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 I was looking around at new anvils at OldWorldAnvils.com. They claim they will not be undersold but I found the exact same anvils, in greater variety of weights for several hundred dollars cheaper per anvil. Some anvils are even $4/LBS. The website is KowalPerun.com They also sell the 'Perun anvils' which AnvilFire did a review on. It might not be economical for someone to ship one here to NA of might be good for anyone in Europe. I thought anyone looking into buying a new anvil might find this helpful. http://kowalperun.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Sure, but add in the cost of shipping from Europe?!?! Looking at the website, I'm not impressed. The dimensions are given, but the specifics are a bit lacking. God is in the details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Everything Mac Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Material details are lacking throughout their site. I quite like some of the hammers. It doesn't instil much confidence to those in the know. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert A Rasch Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 That's why it pays to query the experts here... Best Regards, Albert A Rasch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob S Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Albert what kind of anvils etc do you see in local (Afghanistan) shops? Welcome to the forum. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKrzysz Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 If you are seriously considering buying an anvil from the site, send them a email and ask about specs. I do not think they will refuse the give them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert A Rasch Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Bob, I just commented on something similar on another post about the type of fuel they use here. I have asked, and though I have not actually observed any smithing, the answers I have gotten throughout my travels here are the same whereever I have gone, "There's a Smith in the next village, valley, town! What do you need, I take and get fixed!" "No, No, I want to go see the Smith, talk smith buisness with him." "Ohhh... No good sir, no good sir. Bad people in that street, village, valley, town - you no go there! I go I get for you. Special price! You like brother to me..." Yeah, right. Brother you'ld shank if I turned my back on you and you thought you could get away with it. Usually, I have to draw an anvil and hammer and then they understand what I am talking about. So my guess is that the London Pattern anvil is known as an "Anvil." But this is Afghanistan, and I am willing to bet that anything heavy, flat, and hard is used. Remember, the Soviets left a lot of armored vehicles lying around here, so you can bet pieces are used for all sorts of things. I've been told that there was quite an artist blacksmith industry here before the Soviet/Taliban/American occupations. Best regards, Albert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip in china Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Could be of interest to me, though, for my place in Bulgaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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