real or for travelers?

Montino Bourbon · 19th December 2010, 08:34 PM

I found this at a flea market near me. I'd like to know what everybody thinks. The blade has a really nice distal Taper. I would like to clean it up enough that I can see if it has an inserted edge, so I'm probably going to use very fine crocus cloth to polish it up. The handle is totally loose, and I'm not sure what to glue it back in with. The scabbard is marked “Kamlon Campaigned".
Any ideas?

BBJW · 19th December 2010, 08:54 PM

Looks like it is a tourist piece to me. If it is you can just crazy/gorilla glue it.

Cheers
bbjw

Spunjer · 19th December 2010, 09:07 PM

Real. Kamlon was Jikiri's version in the mid 1900's. A distant relative of mine fought in that campaign...

Robert · 19th December 2010, 09:08 PM

Hello Montino Bourbon, If you could, please post a close-ups of the hilt and blade. Could you also tell me how thick the blade is at the hilt? There is the possibility that it could be a good blade with a poor quality replacement hilt.

Robert

Montino Bourbon · 19th December 2010, 09:20 PM

The Blade is one quarter of an inch thick at the hilt. Is it worth cleaning up? Would I use fine crocus cloth or some other thing to polish up the blade?

Robert · 19th December 2010, 09:26 PM

I agree with Spunjer. I would go ahead and clean it up and give it an etch just to see what happens.

Robert

Montino Bourbon · 19th December 2010, 09:32 PM

So nice to know that this has a chance of being real, especially since I picked it up at a flea market nearby from some gentlemen who didn't have the faintest idea what it was, and wanted to sell me some brass daggers from Spain that are real tourist pieces at about twice as much as what this cost me. What would you clean it up with? Or can you please direct me to a thread that would tell me how I would go about the process?

19th December 2010, 08:34 PM	#1
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	real or for travelers? And a surprise... I found this at a flea market near me. I'd like to know what everybody thinks. The blade has a really nice distal Taper. I would like to clean it up enough that I can see if it has an inserted edge, so I'm probably going to use very fine crocus cloth to polish it up. The handle is totally loose, and I'm not sure what to glue it back in with. The scabbard is marked “Kamlon Campaigned". Any ideas? Attached Images Last edited by Montino Bourbon; 20th December 2010 at 02:22 AM.

19th December 2010, 09:20 PM	#5
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	The Blade is one quarter of an inch thick at the hilt. Is it worth cleaning up? Would I use fine crocus cloth or some other thing to polish up the blade? Attached Images

19th December 2010, 08:54 PM	#2
BBJW Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 228	Looks like it is a tourist piece to me. If it is you can just crazy/gorilla glue it. Cheers bbjw

19th December 2010, 09:07 PM	#3
Spunjer Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Witness Protection Program Posts: 1,730	Real. Kamlon was Jikiri's version in the mid 1900's. A distant relative of mine fought in that campaign...

19th December 2010, 09:08 PM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Montino Bourbon, If you could, please post a close-ups of the hilt and blade. Could you also tell me how thick the blade is at the hilt? There is the possibility that it could be a good blade with a poor quality replacement hilt. Robert

19th December 2010, 09:26 PM	#6
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	I agree with Spunjer. I would go ahead and clean it up and give it an etch just to see what happens. Robert

19th December 2010, 09:32 PM	#7
Montino Bourbon Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Santa Barbara, California Posts: 301	So nice to know that this has a chance of being real, especially since I picked it up at a flea market nearby from some gentlemen who didn't have the faintest idea what it was, and wanted to sell me some brass daggers from Spain that are real tourist pieces at about twice as much as what this cost me. What would you clean it up with? Or can you please direct me to a thread that would tell me how I would go about the process?