Estimating age on an itak

VANDOO · 24th July 2012, 04:05 PM

PICTURES OF THE SCABBARD MAY HELP ESTIMATE AGE MORE CLOSELY AS IT APPEARS TO BE LEATHER WITH THE GOOD LEATHER WORK USED ON MANY BOLO'S FROM LUZON. LIKELY LATE 1800's TO EARLY 1900's.
THE LEATHER SCABBARD MAY BE MORE RARE THAN THE SWORD AS MOST OF THIS TYPE OF SWORD I HAVE SEEN EITHER HAS NO SCABBARD OR ONE MADE OF WOOD. I WOULD NOT PUT THE SWORD BACK IN THE SCABBARD AND TAKE STEPS TO PRESERVE IT SEPARATELY AS IT IS IN BAD SHAPE BUT STILL WORTH KEEPING.
HOW TO PRESERVE IT? PERHAPS FORM A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE SHAPE OF THE BLADE AND INSERT IT INTO THE SCABBARD IF IT IS FALLING APART SOME FORM OF ADHESIVE CAN BE USED WHERE NEEDED TO ATTACH IT TO THE WOOD. RUBBER CEMENT MAY WORK BUT HOPEFULLY OTHER OPINIONS WILL BE FORTH COMING. THEN PUT SOME MINK OIL OR SOME OTHER LEATHER PRESERVITIVE ON IT TO SLOW DOWN THE DRYING AND DETERIOATION OF THE LEATHER. KEEP IT WITH THE SWORD .GOOD LUCK

24th July 2012, 04:05 PM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	PICTURES OF THE SCABBARD MAY HELP ESTIMATE AGE MORE CLOSELY AS IT APPEARS TO BE LEATHER WITH THE GOOD LEATHER WORK USED ON MANY BOLO'S FROM LUZON. LIKELY LATE 1800's TO EARLY 1900's. THE LEATHER SCABBARD MAY BE MORE RARE THAN THE SWORD AS MOST OF THIS TYPE OF SWORD I HAVE SEEN EITHER HAS NO SCABBARD OR ONE MADE OF WOOD. I WOULD NOT PUT THE SWORD BACK IN THE SCABBARD AND TAKE STEPS TO PRESERVE IT SEPARATELY AS IT IS IN BAD SHAPE BUT STILL WORTH KEEPING. HOW TO PRESERVE IT? PERHAPS FORM A PIECE OF WOOD IN THE SHAPE OF THE BLADE AND INSERT IT INTO THE SCABBARD IF IT IS FALLING APART SOME FORM OF ADHESIVE CAN BE USED WHERE NEEDED TO ATTACH IT TO THE WOOD. RUBBER CEMENT MAY WORK BUT HOPEFULLY OTHER OPINIONS WILL BE FORTH COMING. THEN PUT SOME MINK OIL OR SOME OTHER LEATHER PRESERVITIVE ON IT TO SLOW DOWN THE DRYING AND DETERIOATION OF THE LEATHER. KEEP IT WITH THE SWORD .GOOD LUCK