Thibetan sword hilt wanted

eftihis · 25th June 2007, 08:11 AM

Hi, thank you for all the info and interesting discussion. I attach photos of the hilt, blade pattern. I am afraid i do not know the provenance.

josh stout · 25th June 2007, 05:11 PM

My guess is the tang was filed flat, a crude handle was made, and then the bit sticking out the end was hammered flat with the new handle. You can see the lip at the end of the tang. I have seen several Chinese blades with a similar look. (http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j6...-1000-full.jpg)

The closest thing I could find to a replacement handle was this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-CHINESE-MILI...QQcmdZViewItem

It would not really do though.
Josh

25th June 2007, 08:11 AM	#1
eftihis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Chania Crete Greece Posts: 512	Hi, thank you for all the info and interesting discussion. I attach photos of the hilt, blade pattern. I am afraid i do not know the provenance. Attached Images

25th June 2007, 05:11 PM	#2
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	My guess is the tang was filed flat, a crude handle was made, and then the bit sticking out the end was hammered flat with the new handle. You can see the lip at the end of the tang. I have seen several Chinese blades with a similar look. (http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j6...-1000-full.jpg) The closest thing I could find to a replacement handle was this. http://cgi.ebay.com/WW2-CHINESE-MILI...QQcmdZViewItem It would not really do though. Josh