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Iain · 14th June 2014, 10:39 AM

Hi Guys,

These are a confusing one for sure. They have the look of a takouba hilt in many ways. Probably there's a shared heritage way back in the mists of time. But these with the horn hilts seem to be a more 'rough and ready' type of thing.

The blades seem to be quite often to be from European backswords.

On the age, I'm afraid I really don't know! But I would guess 19th century for sure.

Some older ones have metal work on the hilts as well. See this old thread: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7429

I'd love to own one like that!

There was a bit of discussion here as well: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13911

I see them pop up every now and again but they are certainly far from common.

I haven't read the Tirri book, but from everything I've heard the text would probably just make me annoyed.

14th June 2014, 10:39 AM	#11
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,680	Hi Guys, These are a confusing one for sure. They have the look of a takouba hilt in many ways. Probably there's a shared heritage way back in the mists of time. But these with the horn hilts seem to be a more 'rough and ready' type of thing. The blades seem to be quite often to be from European backswords. On the age, I'm afraid I really don't know! But I would guess 19th century for sure. Some older ones have metal work on the hilts as well. See this old thread: http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=7429 I'd love to own one like that! There was a bit of discussion here as well: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13911 I see them pop up every now and again but they are certainly far from common. I haven't read the Tirri book, but from everything I've heard the text would probably just make me annoyed.