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Old 5th April 2013, 01:53 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Battara
BTW - the wrap looks new to me.
Neither new judging by the nails used to secure the ends of the wire nor very old. Could be original to Panabas, with the heft of the blade, I don't know if rattan could be relied on to keep blade and hilt together during use so a wire wrap or steel bands would have been used. Then again the falling weight alone could take a limb off in 3 strokes.
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