DIY or not ?

gp · 19th May 2020, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi gp and welcome to the Forum.
I agree with others that your knife/dagger is likely North African.
Two things......The wood wafers need to be placed back inside the scabbard so that the blade fits properly.
Re the quillon.....It looks from your pics as if the blade has slipped out of the handle and lets the quillon spin. Try tapping GENTLY the top of the handle with the quillon correctly placed, and blade tip against a block of wood to see if it will fit tighter..
Very nice knife by the way.....
Stu

thnx a lot Stu ..or you being a kiwi : ehara koe i a ia....kikiki kakaka

kahnjar1 · 19th May 2020, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gp

thnx a lot Stu ..or you being a kiwi : ehara koe i a ia....kikiki kakaka

Hi GP,
Kiwi yes, but not a speaker of Te Reo. Did you have any luck tapping the tang back?
Stu

gp · 19th May 2020, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi GP,
Kiwi yes, but not a speaker of Te Reo. Did you have any luck tapping the tang back?
Stu

OK, so no Haka (yet)

on tapping it, I tried but no movement at all. All very firm. So it looks it is not a slipping issue
It looks more that the copper wire wrap moved up. When I gently push it down, the quillon remains in place and stuck as it ought to be.
Question now rises is how to maintain this postion of both parts ( quillon and copper wire).
What to do to refrain the copper wire from moving up again?

kahnjar1 · 20th May 2020, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by gp

OK, so no Haka (yet)

on tapping it, I tried but no movement at all. All very firm. So it looks it is not a slipping issue
It looks more that the copper wire wrap moved up. When I gently push it down, the quillon remains in place and stuck as it ought to be.
Question now rises is how to maintain this postion of both parts ( quillon and copper wire).
What to do to refrain the copper wire from moving up again?

A couple of drops of super glue should do it....
Stu

Will M · 20th May 2020, 01:24 AM

You could use a copper washer of correct diameter and cut a slot in it so it slides over the tang. It may fill the gap and be friction tight. Slide the wire over it and use glue as mentioned.

gp · 20th May 2020, 03:58 PM

Thnx a lot gents ! Most highly appreciated

20th May 2020, 01:24 AM	#5
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 395	You could use a copper washer of correct diameter and cut a slot in it so it slides over the tang. It may fill the gap and be friction tight. Slide the wire over it and use glue as mentioned.

20th May 2020, 03:58 PM	#6
gp Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 830	Thnx a lot gents ! Most highly appreciated