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25th April 2008, 02:38 PM
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Would I be right in saying that later examples have 2 slabs of bone/ivory/horn/wood either side and earlier examples tend to have 1 on each side.....or is this an 'over-simplification' ?
Nice knife Dan  Regards David |
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25th April 2008, 02:54 PM
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that would be a good general rule
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25th April 2008, 02:58 PM
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The blade itself may be older but the hilt and scabbard seem to be 1930s Red shirt rebellion era. The craftmanship on the hilt and scabbard are not of the same quality as you see on the 19th century swords. Can you post a close up of the bolsters on the hilt. Lew |
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25th April 2008, 11:58 PM
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Hello David and Ward, Thank you for guidelines on grip dating
Lew, Thank you for Red Shirt Rebellion info. I have included bolster photos for you. there is some rough soldering. What is the metal under plating of bolster? It is not steel  Cheers, Dan
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26th April 2008, 06:46 AM
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I think this is a late 19th century sword that was rehilted in the early 20th century. Bolster looks older with signs of better craftmanship Most of the older ones I have seen were fitted via some type of solder. Below is a 1930 era one the belonged to a British soldier Red shirt rebellion. I have added a few different style hilts for comparison.
Lew Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 26th April 2008 at 07:18 AM. |
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26th April 2008, 12:54 PM
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Lew, I like the 'hilt comparison' pictures....
 They are not all yours ...are they ? Surely you haven't the 'room' with all those Sudanese Arm Daggers  Dan, I think it unusual that the scabbard is carved wood....all the ones I have seen are leather (usually goat) over a wooden core. I think Lew is 'bang on' with the blade being older ....  Thanks Ward for 'clarifying' the hilt 'slabs' / age identification Regards David |
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26th April 2008, 01:14 PM
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Do I wish these were all mine! I copied them from Artzi's website. Lew |
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26th April 2008, 07:28 PM
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various examples 3/4 of them are wootz
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