Another mystery sword

CharlesS · 13th November 2006, 12:52 PM

Blade shape, fullering(though poorly executed) and ferrule say "dha" to me, and the carved hilt is rather odd looking at first glance, but were it ivory, I think most of us would be jumping at a "dha" identity.

The leather covered scabbard is something of a stretch, rather odd.

I think this a contemporary dha knife made as an "eye catcher". The poor quality of the blade, hilt carving and scabbard suggest very little age.

Interesting nonetheless.

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13th November 2006, 12:52 PM	#12
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Blade shape, fullering(though poorly executed) and ferrule say "dha" to me, and the carved hilt is rather odd looking at first glance, but were it ivory, I think most of us would be jumping at a "dha" identity. The leather covered scabbard is something of a stretch, rather odd. I think this a contemporary dha knife made as an "eye catcher". The poor quality of the blade, hilt carving and scabbard suggest very little age. Interesting nonetheless.