Cleaning of khanda.

Jens Nordlunde · 19th May 2007, 09:37 PM

Galvano,
I have seen blades with markings like that along the blade, but they were filled with brass. Funny that the last one should be silver , and the other ones not.
Jens

galvano · 19th May 2007, 10:25 PM

I do not understand the utility of these marks
galvano

Jens Nordlunde · 20th May 2007, 12:57 PM

I have only one Indian sword with holes like that, and on mine they are filled with brass like i wrote. The number of holes is three – and the sword is a khanda. Unfortunately I don’t know what this means, and so far I have not met anyone who knows. I have seen blades with only one hole filled with iron, this is said to be from testing the blade, but why test the blade and not the ingot? Unless of course the blade was already made for export, so the only test which could be made, was testing the blade – maybe this is true, I don’t know.

Jens

galvano · 20th May 2007, 05:32 PM

do you Have a photograph of your khanda?

Jens Nordlunde · 20th May 2007, 07:13 PM

This one shows two of them.

galvano · 20th May 2007, 07:36 PM

ho good swoord !!!!!!!
ok for the holes.
I would like to remake velvet in the basket hilt.
Do you have a model?
thanks
galvano

Jens Nordlunde · 21st May 2007, 09:09 AM

Sorry, but I can't help you with the hilt, can't you use the old one for a model?

19th May 2007, 10:25 PM	#2
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	utility I do not understand the utility of these marks galvano

20th May 2007, 05:32 PM	#4
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	photo do you Have a photograph of your khanda?

20th May 2007, 07:13 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	This one shows two of them. Attached Images

20th May 2007, 07:36 PM	#6
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	holes ho good swoord !!!!!!! ok for the holes. I would like to remake velvet in the basket hilt. Do you have a model? thanks galvano

19th May 2007, 09:37 PM	#1
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Galvano, I have seen blades with markings like that along the blade, but they were filled with brass. Funny that the last one should be silver , and the other ones not. Jens

20th May 2007, 12:57 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	I have only one Indian sword with holes like that, and on mine they are filled with brass like i wrote. The number of holes is three – and the sword is a khanda. Unfortunately I don’t know what this means, and so far I have not met anyone who knows. I have seen blades with only one hole filled with iron, this is said to be from testing the blade, but why test the blade and not the ingot? Unless of course the blade was already made for export, so the only test which could be made, was testing the blade – maybe this is true, I don’t know. Jens

21st May 2007, 09:09 AM	#7
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Sorry, but I can't help you with the hilt, can't you use the old one for a model?