What is it?????????

Joe · 9th May 2007, 09:45 AM

Takouba blade mated to a Mediterranean-style handle with a Chinese-style guard.

Or at least, that's about as closely as I can put it.

If I can say anything for certain, it is that the guard, the handle, and the blade all came from three different sources. Blade is definately takouba, the guard screams that its influenced by Oriental designs (could be Chinese, could be Vietnamese, ect.) although the side bars are confusing me, as these do not show up on Chinese swords to my knowledge....

And the handle (canted a few degrees from the center!) is some kind of Mediterranean, but this is really not my specialty, so I'll defer to someone else on that.

Cool find Ariel.

9th May 2007, 09:45 AM	#2
Joe Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 48	Takouba blade mated to a Mediterranean-style handle with a Chinese-style guard. Or at least, that's about as closely as I can put it. If I can say anything for certain, it is that the guard, the handle, and the blade all came from three different sources. Blade is definately takouba, the guard screams that its influenced by Oriental designs (could be Chinese, could be Vietnamese, ect.) although the side bars are confusing me, as these do not show up on Chinese swords to my knowledge.... And the handle (canted a few degrees from the center!) is some kind of Mediterranean, but this is really not my specialty, so I'll defer to someone else on that. Cool find Ariel.