Something New

Sajen · 10th December 2010, 04:52 PM

Hello Robert,

let me add that it is a beautiful sword and I hope that you will post better pictures when you received it.

Regards,

Detlef

Robert · 10th December 2010, 05:34 PM

Migueldiaz, Thank you for your interest and for the links that you posted. I am a very frequent viewer of your web site and had already seen all of the information that you referred to in the links.

I was just concerned because of the blade shape that this sword might be a variant and have a different name. Again my thanks for your help.

Detlef, Thank you for your kind words and I will be more than happy to post more pictures of this sword as soon as it arrives and I have a little time to clean it up a bit.

Again, my thanks to everyone who has commented on this and for all their help.

P.S.
Nacho, If you have the time I would really like to have your thoughts on this piece.

Robert

Robert · 14th December 2010, 09:15 PM

Well the tenegre has arrived with a few nice surprises.
All of the decorative fittings on the hilt are silver except for the guard and
it seems to be a brass alloy of some kind. There are quite a
few of the silver decorations on the hilt missing but for everyone that is missing
the corresponding one is still intact. The decorations on the scabbard
are mostly brass with a few being made of silver and I believe the missing
band at the throat of the scabbard would have been made of silver. The wood
of the scabbard has shrunk so much over the years that
the guard will not fit into place anymore and the brass bands are very loose
and are just put into place for the pictures. It looks like I will be
busy for quite some time making the missing pieces of silver
decorations for the hilt and scabbard but it will be time well spent.
Sorry about the poor picture quality.

Robert

Lew · 14th December 2010, 09:35 PM

Sweeeet... Congrats

migueldiaz · 14th December 2010, 10:16 PM

She is beautiful! Congrats, Robert.

I love looking at these well-adorned pieces. You can tell that the original owner was an important person, or perhaps simply dapper, if not flamboyant

migueldiaz · 14th December 2010, 10:21 PM

This sword (below) from the same island of Panay (or perhaps Negros?), has a somewhat similar guard design.

Battara · 14th December 2010, 11:21 PM

Very nice Robert and nice clean up.

Migueldiaz - nice piece also - not seen it before.

14th December 2010, 09:15 PM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Well the tenegre has arrived with a few nice surprises. All of the decorative fittings on the hilt are silver except for the guard and it seems to be a brass alloy of some kind. There are quite a few of the silver decorations on the hilt missing but for everyone that is missing the corresponding one is still intact. The decorations on the scabbard are mostly brass with a few being made of silver and I believe the missing band at the throat of the scabbard would have been made of silver. The wood of the scabbard has shrunk so much over the years that the guard will not fit into place anymore and the brass bands are very loose and are just put into place for the pictures. It looks like I will be busy for quite some time making the missing pieces of silver decorations for the hilt and scabbard but it will be time well spent. Sorry about the poor picture quality. Robert Attached Images

14th December 2010, 10:21 PM	#6
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	This sword (below) from the same island of Panay (or perhaps Negros?), has a somewhat similar guard design. Attached Images

10th December 2010, 04:52 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,207	Hello Robert, let me add that it is a beautiful sword and I hope that you will post better pictures when you received it. Regards, Detlef

10th December 2010, 05:34 PM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Migueldiaz, Thank you for your interest and for the links that you posted. I am a very frequent viewer of your web site and had already seen all of the information that you referred to in the links. I was just concerned because of the blade shape that this sword might be a variant and have a different name. Again my thanks for your help. Detlef, Thank you for your kind words and I will be more than happy to post more pictures of this sword as soon as it arrives and I have a little time to clean it up a bit. Again, my thanks to everyone who has commented on this and for all their help. P.S. Nacho, If you have the time I would really like to have your thoughts on this piece. Robert

14th December 2010, 09:35 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Sweeeet... Congrats

14th December 2010, 10:16 PM	#5
migueldiaz Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Manila, Phils. Posts: 1,042	She is beautiful! Congrats, Robert. I love looking at these well-adorned pieces. You can tell that the original owner was an important person, or perhaps simply dapper, if not flamboyant

14th December 2010, 11:21 PM	#7
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Very nice Robert and nice clean up. Migueldiaz - nice piece also - not seen it before.