Recent tibetan-chinese sword

[BBking]

And reassembled ,
I prefer the back side,

Looks mode authentic !
Or without the central piece...

To many differents colors/stones... !!! ;(

[BBking]

All these full pictures and not a comment ?

Maybe Philip told everything,
Thank you Philip !!

[JBG163]

The use of fur on the bottom part of the scabbard could indicate à use among the Lhoba people. Hard to tell more. Insertion of brass/copper on pommel is common in Kham area. Conservative way of thinking late 19th early 20th. But could be earlier. Here is a picture of a Lhoba wearing fashion. Note the sword and scabbard

[Tim Simmons]

Is that the "replacement handle" again.

[kronckew]

Looks a lot like my sword here:
https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showt...ighlight=tibet

[kai]

All these full pictures and not a comment ?

Well, it's obvious that the blade is the main prize here; it certainly deserves some TLC. I'd suspect that it's very likely 19th c. (possibly even a bit older which would need a really close inspection maybe upon additional treatment).

Fittings are prone to needing repair or replacement sooner or later (depending on intensity of use and storage conditions). Any old remnants still deserve to be taken care of as historic examples, at least if genuine.

Regards,
Kai

[BBking]

Thank you all for your replies,

Kronckew, I already saw your interesting sword with the similar copper mounts and coral/turquoise arrangement,
The ''monster'' is Maru I'm right ?

For the blade, I cleaned it and it seems nice and old with the ''hair pin'' pattern, van it be 18th ??
The hilt is authentic too,
Nice picture of the three nails and pommel with the old wood of the hilt,
sadly no easy way to remove the white metal/low silver handle to see under..., it is welded and then folded...

[BBking]

I prefer to leave the sword this way:
The three metals mounts with a little space shoping the leather scabbard under and the sword beside.
Showing all elements:
Steel , wood, the differents copper alloys,
leather, stones and coral...

[Tim Simmons]

The scabbard has some similarity but the blade guard and handle are quite different.

[BBking]

The metal handle is later made,
As is the one you published on another post /small Tibetan sword dagger .

That's why I tried to remove it gently but it's ,as I wrote , ,welded and the folded...

I forgot the size and weight ,
nice impressive weapon:

Weight 840grs for scabbard
1080grs for the sword
Size of the sword without scabard : 95cm

[Tim Simmons]

Which might indicate that the handle is original.