Strange Pesh Kabz For Comment

Royston · 30th August 2010, 08:42 AM

Lew

I cannot help with origin, but would like to say it is a very nice, unusual piece.

Regards
Roy

Lew · 30th August 2010, 05:39 PM

Rick here is the other Kerala knife I was talking about notice it has a same two grooves in the hilt.

Lew · 2nd September 2010, 04:30 AM

Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz

. There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.

Rick · 2nd September 2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lew

Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz

. There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.

Oh the slings and arrows of Misfortune ........

Lew · 4th September 2010, 03:11 PM

Hi All

Here are a couple of closeups of the blade after etching. As you can see there is a nice wootz pattern but the smith probably over heated the steel a bit due to the dead spots where the pattern does not come through. Btw the blade in 8 inches long.

30th August 2010, 05:39 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Rick here is the other Kerala knife I was talking about notice it has a same two grooves in the hilt. Attached Images

4th September 2010, 03:11 PM	#5
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi All Here are a couple of closeups of the blade after etching. As you can see there is a nice wootz pattern but the smith probably over heated the steel a bit due to the dead spots where the pattern does not come through. Btw the blade in 8 inches long. Attached Images Last edited by Lew; 4th September 2010 at 03:41 PM.

30th August 2010, 08:42 AM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Lew I cannot help with origin, but would like to say it is a very nice, unusual piece. Regards Roy

2nd September 2010, 04:30 AM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz . There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.