Questions on a Tenegre

Ferguson · 13th February 2011, 11:11 PM

Hello friends,
I found this Tenegre on Ebay. Had to repair the horn guard, and replace the missing tip on the scabbard. The chisel ground, right handed blade is monosteel, the hilt is wood, the ferrule has a seam in it. The carved scabbard is a reddish wood. The scabbard throat is rawhide. Dimensions are: Overall 25 1/4", Blade 19 1/4". Blade thickness is .250" (6.43mm).
All comments are welcomed, and I have the following questions.
1. I figure the age as post WWII. What do you think?
2. Given the scabbard is not the typical Visayan squared off design, where was it made?
3. I had to guess at the shape of the scabbard tip. Am I close? (the color of the wood tip looks much redder in the pictures than it is)

Thanks for all of your opinions!
Steve

13th February 2011, 11:11 PM	#1
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Questions on a Tenegre Hello friends, I found this Tenegre on Ebay. Had to repair the horn guard, and replace the missing tip on the scabbard. The chisel ground, right handed blade is monosteel, the hilt is wood, the ferrule has a seam in it. The carved scabbard is a reddish wood. The scabbard throat is rawhide. Dimensions are: Overall 25 1/4", Blade 19 1/4". Blade thickness is .250" (6.43mm). All comments are welcomed, and I have the following questions. 1. I figure the age as post WWII. What do you think? 2. Given the scabbard is not the typical Visayan squared off design, where was it made? 3. I had to guess at the shape of the scabbard tip. Am I close? (the color of the wood tip looks much redder in the pictures than it is) Thanks for all of your opinions! Steve