Khyber Knife Restoration

Battara · 10th February 2011, 02:58 AM

Greetings folks!

Thought I would share with you a restoration I did on a khyber knife. What is unusual about this is the fact that it has a chased silver hilt. Only seen one other one and it is in a museum.

What I did was to replace the missing beaded silver rivets on the sides. These were based on the indentations around the holes where the originals were. I also made the finial pommel ring out of silver. Finally, I cleaned up the silver a little.

Below are before restoration pictures.

Enjoy!

Battara · 10th February 2011, 03:02 AM

Here are after restoration pictures:

Robert · 10th February 2011, 03:23 AM

Great work as always Jose. Did you cast the rivets in one piece or did you built them by using small silver beads and soldering them together or something else? Once again, great work.

Robert

P.S.
I really like the design you cut into the new pommel ring you made!

Battara · 10th February 2011, 03:35 AM

Thank you Robert.

I used precast silver pieces and carefully drilled holes into them. Then I used thick silver wire and very carefully and delicately balled the ends that stood out above the silver pieces with a blow torch while on the hilt. The pin is made of brass where I flattened the ends.

The finial ring I made out of a solid piece of silver ingot. Here is a picture of it in progress:

A.alnakkas · 10th February 2011, 06:41 AM

Beautiful work

Battara · 11th February 2011, 05:36 PM

Thank you. I enjoy working on pieces like this (as well as Filipino/Moro stuff).

10th February 2011, 02:58 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Khyber Knife Restoration Greetings folks! Thought I would share with you a restoration I did on a khyber knife. What is unusual about this is the fact that it has a chased silver hilt. Only seen one other one and it is in a museum. What I did was to replace the missing beaded silver rivets on the sides. These were based on the indentations around the holes where the originals were. I also made the finial pommel ring out of silver. Finally, I cleaned up the silver a little. Below are before restoration pictures. Enjoy! Attached Images

10th February 2011, 03:02 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Here are after restoration pictures: Attached Images

10th February 2011, 03:35 AM	#4
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Thank you Robert. I used precast silver pieces and carefully drilled holes into them. Then I used thick silver wire and very carefully and delicately balled the ends that stood out above the silver pieces with a blow torch while on the hilt. The pin is made of brass where I flattened the ends. The finial ring I made out of a solid piece of silver ingot. Here is a picture of it in progress: Attached Images

10th February 2011, 03:23 AM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Great work as always Jose. Did you cast the rivets in one piece or did you built them by using small silver beads and soldering them together or something else? Once again, great work. Robert P.S. I really like the design you cut into the new pommel ring you made!

10th February 2011, 06:41 AM	#5
A.alnakkas Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Kuwait Posts: 1,338	Beautiful work

11th February 2011, 05:36 PM	#6
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	Thank you. I enjoy working on pieces like this (as well as Filipino/Moro stuff).