[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by freebooter

Ouch!!!

Thanks for the dimensions Brian. I'll ask that the Aussies go easy on our ANZAC brothers when they play and we do need to give the rest of the world a chance in sport too, have to keep it interesting. Did I ever tell you that I only support two teams guys, Australia and who ever plays NZ

My thoughts tend to point to an American Bowie, I beleive if it was Chinese, that hilt would have been longer, therefore the tang too would have been longer. If it was mounted onto a pole I too think the tang would have been longer and it would have two holes in it. The 13cm tang in consistant with the current overall length of the object although the cut out still has me thrown off a little...Given the time Brian and if to taste, a nice oval brass disk guard and some deer horn antler slabs from those lovely deer you have running around over there would look "choice bro"

Here is a joke too Brian and Stu, one that you probably wouldn't hear unless you visited your west Island.
Why is NZ's national symbol a silver fern?
Because they can't win gold!

All the best neighbours.

Gav

Sorry Gav but I can't let that one go without a response!! Australia thinks its colours are green and gold, but we all know its actually yellow--not gold