Strange Pesh Kabz For Comment

Lew · 24th August 2010, 08:44 PM

Just picked this up seems to be 19th century could be Indian from Kerala ? Let me know what you think?

Ferguson · 25th August 2010, 01:52 AM

That's an odd one. Can't wait to find out what it is.
Steve

Lew · 25th August 2010, 05:38 PM

Here are a few more pics.

Lew · 29th August 2010, 10:42 PM

160 plus views and no one has any clues to what part of India this came from?

mahratt · 29th August 2010, 10:49 PM

I am sorry. It seems to me is not an old subject. The Beginning-middle of 20 centuries. Not 19 centuries.

Rick · 29th August 2010, 11:23 PM

I think I can see a cold shut on the spine; so hand forged ?
Dimensions Lew ?
The handle/bolster style is unfamiliar to me .

Why Kerala Lew ?

Lew · 29th August 2010, 11:31 PM

Mahratt

I really do not think this is mid 20th century maybe 1900 - 1920 at the latest? Will know more once it arrives. Still it seems to be a nicely made piece. What puzzles me is the strange shaped hilt never saw one like that before? They are usually of a birds head design this one is squared?

Lew · 29th August 2010, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick

I think I can see a cold shut on the spine; so hand forged ?
Dimensions Lew ?
The handle/bolster style is unfamiliar to me .

Why Kerala Lew ?

Rick

I thought it might be Kerala due to those small diagonal marks on the hilt. I have a small copper knife that has the same marks on the hilt.

Royston · 30th August 2010, 08:42 AM

Lew

I cannot help with origin, but would like to say it is a very nice, unusual piece.

Regards
Roy

Lew · 30th August 2010, 05:39 PM

Rick here is the other Kerala knife I was talking about notice it has a same two grooves in the hilt.

Lew · 2nd September 2010, 04:30 AM

Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz

. There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.

Rick · 2nd September 2010, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lew

Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz

. There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.

Oh the slings and arrows of Misfortune ........

Lew · 4th September 2010, 03:11 PM

Hi All

Here are a couple of closeups of the blade after etching. As you can see there is a nice wootz pattern but the smith probably over heated the steel a bit due to the dead spots where the pattern does not come through. Btw the blade in 8 inches long.

24th August 2010, 08:44 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Strange Pesh Kabz For Comment Just picked this up seems to be 19th century could be Indian from Kerala ? Let me know what you think? Attached Images

25th August 2010, 05:38 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here are a few more pics. Attached Images

30th August 2010, 05:39 PM	#10
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Rick here is the other Kerala knife I was talking about notice it has a same two grooves in the hilt. Attached Images

4th September 2010, 03:11 PM	#13
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi All Here are a couple of closeups of the blade after etching. As you can see there is a nice wootz pattern but the smith probably over heated the steel a bit due to the dead spots where the pattern does not come through. Btw the blade in 8 inches long. Attached Images Last edited by Lew; 4th September 2010 at 03:41 PM.

25th August 2010, 01:52 AM	#2
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	That's an odd one. Can't wait to find out what it is. Steve

29th August 2010, 10:42 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	160 plus views and no one has any clues to what part of India this came from?

29th August 2010, 10:49 PM	#5
mahratt Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Russia Posts: 1,042	I am sorry. It seems to me is not an old subject. The Beginning-middle of 20 centuries. Not 19 centuries.

29th August 2010, 11:23 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,376	I think I can see a cold shut on the spine; so hand forged ? Dimensions Lew ? The handle/bolster style is unfamiliar to me . Why Kerala Lew ?

29th August 2010, 11:31 PM	#7
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Mahratt I really do not think this is mid 20th century maybe 1900 - 1920 at the latest? Will know more once it arrives. Still it seems to be a nicely made piece. What puzzles me is the strange shaped hilt never saw one like that before? They are usually of a birds head design this one is squared?

30th August 2010, 08:42 AM	#9
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Lew I cannot help with origin, but would like to say it is a very nice, unusual piece. Regards Roy

2nd September 2010, 04:30 AM	#11
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Well the Pesh arrived today so I put a light etch on it and it turned out to be wootz . There are a few dead spots but in all it turned out to be a nice knife. Will try and take some pics this weekend.