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Old 20th April 2018, 06:51 PM   #1
fernando
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So i decided again to go out of my jurisdiction and gathered another Ethno piece.
This time a bichwa with a double blade, hopefully from the 19th. century.
The hilt velvet lining is in a rather fragile condition. I have asked my sister to give it a repair and the result was better than i expected.
The scabbard is also rather tired; i polished it with shoe wax to darken the failures and, when i brushed it, part of the thin leather top came off; so much for my restoration skills . Tomorrow i will go the silver smith and ask him to make two 'chapes' in brass, to hide the missing wood.

Anyone care to comment on this dagger, namely how far it is from the real thing and its possible age ?

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