Afghan Pulourar Sabre/Scabbard Upgrade

mariusgmioc · 24th May 2020, 11:47 AM

Hello Rick,

I opened your message, just looked at the pictures and thought: what a beautiful Afghan pulowar complete with original scabbard...

Then I read your comment and realised that to my surprise, the scabbard was restored...

But wow, it is so well done that I wouldn't have guessed in a thousand years it was restored.

Philip is a real artist!

Sajen · 24th May 2020, 01:44 PM

Very good job!

rickystl · 24th May 2020, 10:19 PM

I found the two pics. After the thin velvet material was removed, here is what was wrapped around a portion of the wood......LOL

Rick

kahnjar1 · 24th May 2020, 10:36 PM

Hi Rick,
Don't know if you investigated those labels.....here is a link to Indore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore
and to Ballantines Ale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bal...rewing_Company
Stu

Philip · 25th May 2020, 12:16 AM

Wow, so we are able to put a place and hopefully a range of dates on the labels. Am glad I took those pics before I installed the leather. And that Ricky saved them when I attached them to an email, I no longer have them in my iPhone's photo file!

Kubur · 25th May 2020, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Philip

Wow, so we are able to put a place and hopefully a range of dates on the labels. Am glad I took those pics before I installed the leather. And that Ricky saved them when I attached them to an email, I no longer have them in my iPhone's photo file!

I found some nice Japanese papers wrapped around the tang of a wakizashi, these little finds are so interesting.

Rick, you have also a label of US Ballantine beer!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bal...rewing_Company

Papers travel fast and Indian or US labels don't mean a lot, unless you have some dates on them.

Kubur · 25th May 2020, 08:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kubur

I found some nice Japanese papers wrapped around the tang of a wakizashi, these little finds are so interesting.

Rick, you have also a label of US Ballantine beer!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bal...rewing_Company

Papers travel fast and Indian or US labels don't mean a lot, unless you have some dates on them.

I can see that Stu updated his post accordingly to my comments, funny!

24th May 2020, 10:19 PM	#3
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	I found the two pics. After the thin velvet material was removed, here is what was wrapped around a portion of the wood......LOL Rick Attached Images

24th May 2020, 10:36 PM	#4
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,809	Hi Rick, Don't know if you investigated those labels.....here is a link to Indore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indore and to Ballantines Ale https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._Bal...rewing_Company Stu Last edited by kahnjar1; 25th May 2020 at 07:01 AM.

25th May 2020, 12:16 AM	#5
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	old labels Wow, so we are able to put a place and hopefully a range of dates on the labels. Am glad I took those pics before I installed the leather. And that Ricky saved them when I attached them to an email, I no longer have them in my iPhone's photo file!

24th May 2020, 11:47 AM	#1
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Hello Rick, I opened your message, just looked at the pictures and thought: what a beautiful Afghan pulowar complete with original scabbard... Then I read your comment and realised that to my surprise, the scabbard was restored... But wow, it is so well done that I wouldn't have guessed in a thousand years it was restored. Philip is a real artist!

24th May 2020, 01:44 PM	#2
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,333	Very good job!