matching pair of (afgan?) tabar

Valjhun · 17th April 2006, 04:23 PM

Hi again!

ebay: 7758311210

Almost bid on that pair. But they look to recent production, I would say afert wwII. And that two spears on the handle? I do not see any practical use for them for a warior. What do you think?

Valjhun · 9th May 2006, 06:13 PM

The winning bidder havent show up... so here they are

Rehafted, but still nice.

The only minus is that some "knowledgeable" restorer chromed them

I saw anotherone verry similar, pratically the same style of piercing on an well known website and it is atribuited to be a saddle axe from Carpathia/Transilvania, 19th century.

What do you think?

Anything I can do to remove that chrome

?

Ian · 9th May 2006, 08:19 PM

I think we have seen some of these pierced axes described as coming from Afghanistan, and made in the 20th C. Perhaps there is a thread on the old Forum.

Ian.

Yep. Comments are here but pictures are no longer available: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000406.html

Battara · 9th May 2006, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valjhun

The only minus is that some "knowledgeable" restorer chromed them

Anything I can do to remove that chrome

?

Chroming things was a typical method of preserving and keeping blades shiny in Victorian days.

As far as getting the chrome off, very carefully you can try a brass wire wheel or buffer. Very delicately.

17th April 2006, 04:23 PM	#1
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	matching pair of (afgan?) tabar Hi again! ebay: 7758311210 Almost bid on that pair. But they look to recent production, I would say afert wwII. And that two spears on the handle? I do not see any practical use for them for a warior. What do you think?

9th May 2006, 06:13 PM	#2
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	The winning bidder havent show up... so here they are Rehafted, but still nice. The only minus is that some "knowledgeable" restorer chromed them I saw anotherone verry similar, pratically the same style of piercing on an well known website and it is atribuited to be a saddle axe from Carpathia/Transilvania, 19th century. What do you think? Anything I can do to remove that chrome ? Attached Images

9th May 2006, 08:19 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,522	Afghan perhaps I think we have seen some of these pierced axes described as coming from Afghanistan, and made in the 20th C. Perhaps there is a thread on the old Forum. Ian. Yep. Comments are here but pictures are no longer available: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000406.html