Firangi ? recently sold on eBay....with holes drilled into blade!!!

kronckew · 30th April 2007, 11:29 AM

interesting - the refilled hole near the tip could have been for a different purpose, proofing slugs, or forging flaw repairs?, how many are they & are they evenly spaced? how far from the point is that one? (the patterning to the blade in the last pic looks wootzy!)

the blade in the linky i put above has decorative strips riveted on one side fairly near the tip which would leave holes if removed (may look filled if sheared off), and would have left off centre holes at the ricasso.

anyway, nice weapon. holes near the centreline would not seriously weaken the blade anyhow, especially if nice round ones.

galvano · 30th April 2007, 12:36 PM

They are not repairs.
They are perfectly in the center.
With the point, it is silver.
Point, second hole 15,5 cm.
Second hole, third hole 14,5 cm

30th April 2007, 12:36 PM	#2
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	holes They are not repairs. They are perfectly in the center. With the point, it is silver. Point, second hole 15,5 cm. Second hole, third hole 14,5 cm Attached Images

30th April 2007, 11:29 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	interesting - the refilled hole near the tip could have been for a different purpose, proofing slugs, or forging flaw repairs?, how many are they & are they evenly spaced? how far from the point is that one? (the patterning to the blade in the last pic looks wootzy!) the blade in the linky i put above has decorative strips riveted on one side fairly near the tip which would leave holes if removed (may look filled if sheared off), and would have left off centre holes at the ricasso. anyway, nice weapon. holes near the centreline would not seriously weaken the blade anyhow, especially if nice round ones.