Large Silver Dha/Daab/Darb for Comment

laEspadaAncha · 11th March 2011, 05:00 PM

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for chiming in.

One point of curiosity - the blade appears older than the fittings, and shows signs of use (not grandchild "abuse," mind you, but use)... Was it common to re-mount older blades as was commonly done with some keris? Also, if it had been made as a gift to present to the admiral, wouldn't one expect to see a commemorative inscription of some sort?

Regards,

Chris

ETA a photo of the blade tip below:

11th March 2011, 05:00 PM	#7
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Hi Andrew, Thank you for chiming in. One point of curiosity - the blade appears older than the fittings, and shows signs of use (not grandchild "abuse," mind you, but use)... Was it common to re-mount older blades as was commonly done with some keris? Also, if it had been made as a gift to present to the admiral, wouldn't one expect to see a commemorative inscription of some sort? Regards, Chris ETA a photo of the blade tip below: Last edited by laEspadaAncha; 11th March 2011 at 05:50 PM. Reason: ETA Photo

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