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Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
Purchased another old Tulwar.
It has a light, wide (1 5/8") blade with wide shallow double fullers.
There is a crack in the spine of the blade a couple of inches from the hilt.
Q. Is there a way to repair this?
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If the crack is that close to the hilt, my first impulse would be to shorten the blade to the point where it's cracked and re-weld the tang at that point, much as a tang is sometimes welded to a wootz blade. Since the weld will be hidden by the hilt, you could use the wedge method of extending the tang up into the blade for extra strength. You'd need to find a competent smith to do the work, but it's the best I can come up with as a method.