dont see these everyday.........

chevalier · 19th September 2008, 02:46 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290259351025

love these "tegha" style of heavy blades, not sure theyd be good in hand to hand combat though? one good blow would be fatal i imagine though.

Gavin Nugent · 19th September 2008, 10:21 AM

Very nice piece, I hope Charles can tell us all more about this paticular piece if time permits.

Atlantia · 19th September 2008, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by chevalier

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290259351025

love these "tegha" style of heavy blades, not sure theyd be good in hand to hand combat though? one good blow would be fatal i imagine though.

Pretty effective against the back of your neck if you were kneeling I'd think!

katana · 19th September 2008, 05:22 PM

I may be a little suspicious but the 'forged welded' pattern looks very similar to 'modern' blades freely available from India today. The rivet on the 're-inforcing plate' seems crude ....and perhaps recently done

A recent marriage with older Khanda hilts

Regards David

Tim Simmons · 19th September 2008, 06:37 PM

I too have worries about this piece. I do not like it. I did not want to be the first to suuggest it may not be what it appears.

RSWORD · 19th September 2008, 07:31 PM

I disagree that this is a newly made blade married with an older hilt. I think both are antique components but could have not been "born together" but there does seem to be a reasonable amount of patina around the section mounted to the blade. The pattern of the blade is a common one found in antique Indian blades it just seems to have received an aggressive etching in recent times and probably needs to be toned down just a hair. The blade also has the eyelash marks which do not seem to be modern stamps. My vote is for an antique blade and hilt that probably was put together in the 19th century.

ward · 19th September 2008, 07:45 PM

Agree w Rick blade tapers at forte a little maybe original hilting. Graphic in first image makes it look silly other images tell it better. Charles when you get it let us know how it feels in hand?

19th September 2008, 02:46 AM	#1
chevalier Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 119	dont see these everyday......... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=290259351025 love these "tegha" style of heavy blades, not sure theyd be good in hand to hand combat though? one good blow would be fatal i imagine though.

19th September 2008, 10:21 AM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Very Nice Very nice piece, I hope Charles can tell us all more about this paticular piece if time permits.

19th September 2008, 05:22 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,653	I may be a little suspicious but the 'forged welded' pattern looks very similar to 'modern' blades freely available from India today. The rivet on the 're-inforcing plate' seems crude ....and perhaps recently done A recent marriage with older Khanda hilts Regards David

19th September 2008, 06:37 PM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,739	I too have worries about this piece. I do not like it. I did not want to be the first to suuggest it may not be what it appears.

19th September 2008, 07:31 PM	#6
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,083	I disagree that this is a newly made blade married with an older hilt. I think both are antique components but could have not been "born together" but there does seem to be a reasonable amount of patina around the section mounted to the blade. The pattern of the blade is a common one found in antique Indian blades it just seems to have received an aggressive etching in recent times and probably needs to be toned down just a hair. The blade also has the eyelash marks which do not seem to be modern stamps. My vote is for an antique blade and hilt that probably was put together in the 19th century.

19th September 2008, 07:45 PM	#7
ward Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 637	Agree w Rick blade tapers at forte a little maybe original hilting. Graphic in first image makes it look silly other images tell it better. Charles when you get it let us know how it feels in hand?