Stainless Steel and genuine Ethnographic weapons.

katana · 28th July 2008, 11:35 PM

Thank you all for your input.
I have seen a Jambiya recently that had old fittings that appeared to have been there for 'quite' awhile, yet the scabbard had suffered water damage with the blade inside. The blade had not been cleaned or polished or even dried since the 'water damage' and yet there was no sign of rust,(the scabbard had been saturated and the blade was not oiled or waxed) so I assumed 'stainless', realising that 'stainless' was available very early 20th C it could have been possible that the hilt was as old as the blade. I have no expertise on Jambiya, but do 'know' age patina and could easily see the hilt being circa 1930's.

That being a possibillity, I was curious as to the use of stainless in Ethnic weapons.

Kind Regards David

28th July 2008, 11:35 PM	#6
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Thank you all for your input. I have seen a Jambiya recently that had old fittings that appeared to have been there for 'quite' awhile, yet the scabbard had suffered water damage with the blade inside. The blade had not been cleaned or polished or even dried since the 'water damage' and yet there was no sign of rust,(the scabbard had been saturated and the blade was not oiled or waxed) so I assumed 'stainless', realising that 'stainless' was available very early 20th C it could have been possible that the hilt was as old as the blade. I have no expertise on Jambiya, but do 'know' age patina and could easily see the hilt being circa 1930's. That being a possibillity, I was curious as to the use of stainless in Ethnic weapons. Kind Regards David