old interesting talibesque/moroesque sword

tom hyle · 27th December 2004, 10:07 PM

The carving on the grip area resembles kris hilts I've seen, while the pommel resembles the cockatoo type of the southern PI. the scabbard and scabbard slide/belt dealie also seem to be pretty closely of the "talibon" type, though the sheath-locker is missing and even seemingly reversed (?). I actually think we might be looking at something particularly old here, with indeed an older style of carving. Alternately, it could be modern cultural cross polination. The beginning of Moby Dick comes to mind, with the Polynesian sailors in the New England port town.

27th December 2004, 10:07 PM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The carving on the grip area resembles kris hilts I've seen, while the pommel resembles the cockatoo type of the southern PI. the scabbard and scabbard slide/belt dealie also seem to be pretty closely of the "talibon" type, though the sheath-locker is missing and even seemingly reversed (?). I actually think we might be looking at something particularly old here, with indeed an older style of carving. Alternately, it could be modern cultural cross polination. The beginning of Moby Dick comes to mind, with the Polynesian sailors in the New England port town. Last edited by tom hyle; 27th December 2004 at 10:11 PM. Reason: missed something