Hello Ken, thanks for your input. I have had exactly the same thoughts regarding the length of the tang, which does not look as if it has been altered in any way. I don't remember seeing a knife quite in this style but there again Asian weapons are not my main interest.
Having said that, the heavily made brass collar is tightly attached to the tang and would effectively make a strong joint once the wood pole was fitted, being held both on the outside and the inside.
I have an open mind.
Mel.
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