Searching for a Coftgari artist in Europe

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

Hello Roland,

Fantastic blade and in very good condition. But didn't see too much of the koftgari.

Maybe Grenadil is not traditional, but I have certainly seen Kilij swords with antique wooden scales, although the scales may have been old replacements as well. So maybe dark dyed walnut or ebony would be better than grenadil.

The problem with buffalo horn is that it would be rather difficult to find the adequate size and quality in Europe. You may need to look to Nepal or India for replacements.

Hi Marius,

I have this very old wooden club. The wood is heavy, dense and has a fantastic color, perfect for the Pala. Very simpel and archaic shape. But it is a very old (up to hundreds of years old) and very rare club, so I think the club is too good for that purpose.
The club still has an old inhabitant, a mummified maggot, which was trapped inside by a resin cover. The resin cover got lost during exercising and the maggot mummy "saw" the first daylight after maybe 500 years .

What do you think is it a sacrilege?