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Originally Posted by kino
I also question the remounting as well but, there are some traces of old lime in the okir.
I think this type/shape of Panabas blades with the protrusions nearest the tang is supposed to be set this way with the tang sticking out a bit. See the other 3 examples of Panabas' with the similar blade shape.
The size is imposing, I wonder how tall the fellow was that wielded this piece.
I guessing this was probably made in the first third of the 20th century. Thoughts?
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That nice blown up pic of the pommel clearly shows the lime is old and that there is some nice patination on the carved wood.
I had seen some of the carved swirls nearer the hilt and thought thay looked fresh, but clearly I was wrong.