Another mystery sword

CharlesS · 13th November 2006, 12:52 PM

Blade shape, fullering(though poorly executed) and ferrule say "dha" to me, and the carved hilt is rather odd looking at first glance, but were it ivory, I think most of us would be jumping at a "dha" identity.

The leather covered scabbard is something of a stretch, rather odd.

I think this a contemporary dha knife made as an "eye catcher". The poor quality of the blade, hilt carving and scabbard suggest very little age.

Interesting nonetheless.

Bill M · 13th November 2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

Blade shape, fullering(though poorly executed) and ferrule say "dha" to me, and the carved hilt is rather odd looking at first glance, but were it ivory, I think most of us would be jumping at a "dha" identity.

The leather covered scabbard is something of a stretch, rather odd.

I think this a contemporary dha knife made as an "eye catcher". The poor quality of the blade, hilt carving and scabbard suggest very little age.

Interesting nonetheless.

Hi Charles,

This makes sense to me. The carving and the scabbard covering -- both suggest a bit of effort. Does not seem to have any great age. Very little wear.

The size is impressive at about 21" from scabbard tip, straight across to handle tip.

I bought it for the handle.

Anyone have an idea about the markings??

13th November 2006, 12:52 PM	#1
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Blade shape, fullering(though poorly executed) and ferrule say "dha" to me, and the carved hilt is rather odd looking at first glance, but were it ivory, I think most of us would be jumping at a "dha" identity. The leather covered scabbard is something of a stretch, rather odd. I think this a contemporary dha knife made as an "eye catcher". The poor quality of the blade, hilt carving and scabbard suggest very little age. Interesting nonetheless.