THERE IS NOT A LOT WRITTEN ABOUT THESE KNIVES, I HAVE ALWAYS CALLED THEM TALIBION BECAUSE OF STONES GLOSSARY SOME ALSO CALL THEM GARAB. YOU CAN FIND SOME INFORMATION BY SEARCHING OLD POSTS IN THE OLD FORUMS USING THOSE NAMES.
THEY ARE PRIMARILY WORK KNIVES AND EVERYONE HAS ONE IN THE AREAS WHERE THEY ARE USED THE ONES OVER 18 INCHES TOTAL WERE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN USED AS WEAPONS. YOURS FALLS INTO THE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE USED AS A SHORT SWORD GROUP BUT WOULD ALSO MAKE A NICE JUNGLE KNIFE.
THE THING I ESPECIALLY LIKE ABOUT THE TALIBION IS MANY EXAMPLES HAVE BEEN PERSONALIZED I THINK YOURS FALLS INTO THOSE PERSONALIZED BY ITS OWNER AT LEAST AS FAR AS THE HANDLE IS CONCERNED. I HAVE SEEN MANY THAT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN MADE BY A MASTER CARVER AND FOLLOW THE OLD TRADITIONAL HANDLE AND SCABBARD FORMS OF THE AREA. I HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME VERY CRUDE EXAMPLES AND SOME WITH VARYING QUALITY CARVINGS OF EVERYTHING FROM AIRPLANES TO ROOSTERS TO NAKED WOMEN.
THE BLADES ARE NOT A FORM I LIKE MUCH AND ARE USUALLY SOMEWHAT CRUDE, HAS ANYONE EVER SEEN ONE ENGRAVED OR WITH INLAY? PERHAPS MANY PEOPLE JUST BUY THE BLADES FROM TRADERS AND MAKE THEIR OWN FITTINGS OR REPLACE VERY CRUDE HANDLES AND SCABBARDS LATER. HERE ARE A COUPLE OF PICTURES OF WHAT I CONSIDER A TRADITIONAL FORM MADE BY A PROFESIONAL CARVER ON A LARGE SIZE EXAMPLE.
YOUR EXAMPLE IS DIFFERENT FROM ANY I HAVE SEEN AND LOOKS GOOD TO ME CONGRADULATIONS.
