"Arabian" sword with strange handle. Opinions?

Atlantia · 5th November 2009, 07:02 PM

Looks like mid 20th century souvenier/tourist stuff thats been roughly sharpened and treated like carp.
Really can't understand why its achieved such a price. Blade looks like a rough piece of shaped steel plate. Look at the thickness at the hilt. Pictures 9-10 show close-ups of the balde and what seem to be the remains of semi-circular grinder marks rusted in.
I guess I'm in a minority though, as it made the kind of money that would buy a fairly good weapon, so others think its 'legit'.

ariel · 5th November 2009, 08:17 PM

Forget the blade: it is 24 carat junk.
I am intrigued purely by the handle.

G. McCormack · 5th November 2009, 09:59 PM

I'd vote movie-prop.

Atlantia · 6th November 2009, 08:02 AM

hmm, the bronze handle looks like it was silvered.

5th November 2009, 07:02 PM	#1
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	Looks like mid 20th century souvenier/tourist stuff thats been roughly sharpened and treated like carp. Really can't understand why its achieved such a price. Blade looks like a rough piece of shaped steel plate. Look at the thickness at the hilt. Pictures 9-10 show close-ups of the balde and what seem to be the remains of semi-circular grinder marks rusted in. I guess I'm in a minority though, as it made the kind of money that would buy a fairly good weapon, so others think its 'legit'.

5th November 2009, 08:17 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Forget the blade: it is 24 carat junk. I am intrigued purely by the handle.

5th November 2009, 09:59 PM	#3
G. McCormack Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 131	I'd vote movie-prop.

6th November 2009, 08:02 AM	#4
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	hmm, the bronze handle looks like it was silvered.