Mandau with odd hilt

Royston · 23rd September 2011, 02:59 PM

Has anyone seen a hilt like this before ?

It's antler and crudely carved ( Note the face ) What I have not seen before are the "Plugs". They are made of rawhide inserted into drilled holes.
Anyone know their purpose ?
The P.R did not come with it, it's one I had spare.

Blade is 20" long. Hilt 6".
Blade with brass inserts but the whole weapon is crudely finished.

I bought two together, the blades are similar but not the hilts. The other one lacks the "plugs"

All comments welcome/
Regards
Roy

23rd September 2011, 02:59 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Mandau with odd hilt Has anyone seen a hilt like this before ? It's antler and crudely carved ( Note the face ) What I have not seen before are the "Plugs". They are made of rawhide inserted into drilled holes. Anyone know their purpose ? The P.R did not come with it, it's one I had spare. Blade is 20" long. Hilt 6". Blade with brass inserts but the whole weapon is crudely finished. I bought two together, the blades are similar but not the hilts. The other one lacks the "plugs" All comments welcome/ Regards Roy Attached Images