Thanks Ren Ren,
I intend to recreate a handle with black buffalo horn and plain iron studs. It doesn't feel like a fancy piece that would have had marine ivory and precious metals. Besides that, it's way too difficult to source a walrus these days :-)
Most logical reason for the reshaping I think is that the tip was bent by (ab)use and at bending back it broke. Earlier in it's lifetime.
I know Japanese swords were shortened at the tang but I don't see why anyone would shorten a kindjal point this way without a very good reason.
kind regards,
Eric
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