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Robert · 28th July 2011, 05:11 PM

My new birthday panabas. Very heavy blade that is over 1/2 inch thick at the hilt. The hilt has a heavy cast brass collar and two cracks in it probably from shrinkage (one on top of the hilt and the other on the bottom) but the piece is still very stable. The wood of the hilt for some reason looks a lot lighter in the pictures than it actually is, probably the lighting. This is a heavy piece weighting in at 4 lbs 6 ounces. What I would really like to know is if a panabas like this would have been used mainly as a weapon or as a tool. Thank you in advance for any comments on this piece that anyone would like to make.

Robert

28th July 2011, 05:11 PM	#1
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Panabas My new birthday panabas. Very heavy blade that is over 1/2 inch thick at the hilt. The hilt has a heavy cast brass collar and two cracks in it probably from shrinkage (one on top of the hilt and the other on the bottom) but the piece is still very stable. The wood of the hilt for some reason looks a lot lighter in the pictures than it actually is, probably the lighting. This is a heavy piece weighting in at 4 lbs 6 ounces. What I would really like to know is if a panabas like this would have been used mainly as a weapon or as a tool. Thank you in advance for any comments on this piece that anyone would like to make. Robert Attached Images Last edited by Robert Coleman; 28th July 2011 at 05:57 PM.