Is this a good, bad or average Koummya?

kai · 1st January 2008, 08:23 PM

Hello Andy,

This looks like a fairly good blade to me - do you have calipers to exactly measure blade thickness?

The hilt also looks old and genuine (the metal crest on the peacock pommel is missing, obviously).

I agree that the scroll work on hilt and scabbard isn't on par with those picture book examples but if the blade has a decent thickness, I'd be fairly confident that this is a (tribal?) fighting piece rather than one of the showy wanna-be koummyas sold to travellers of pleasure since the late 19th century...

Happy New Year to all forumites!

Regards,
Kai

1st January 2008, 08:23 PM	#4
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	Hello Andy, This looks like a fairly good blade to me - do you have calipers to exactly measure blade thickness? The hilt also looks old and genuine (the metal crest on the peacock pommel is missing, obviously). I agree that the scroll work on hilt and scabbard isn't on par with those picture book examples but if the blade has a decent thickness, I'd be fairly confident that this is a (tribal?) fighting piece rather than one of the showy wanna-be koummyas sold to travellers of pleasure since the late 19th century... Happy New Year to all forumites! Regards, Kai