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Old 22nd September 2016, 12:27 PM   #1
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Originally Posted by kai

A brass ferrule as in Roy's example would be very difficult to loose without removing the blade; I'd guess that your example may have had a resin ferrule and/or possibly braided wire/rattan.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3489

The brass ferrule also could be a very plain one, just as this one in another South Borneo mandau.

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