Piso Gading

Emanuel · 16th January 2009, 03:41 PM

Haven't seen too many of these in the archives, a piso gading from the Batak. I just got this one, 19" blade 23 1/4" total. Blade is 1/2" thick at the hilt. It seems to be missing the Dutch coin on the pommel and the scabbard.

It looks much better than the tourist version I got years ago.

I've seen a number of these discussed over the years but I've never seen this kind of antler handle. How common are they? Oriental Arms have an identical one with scabbard in their catalogue.
Emanuel

16th January 2009, 03:41 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Piso Gading Haven't seen too many of these in the archives, a piso gading from the Batak. I just got this one, 19" blade 23 1/4" total. Blade is 1/2" thick at the hilt. It seems to be missing the Dutch coin on the pommel and the scabbard. It looks much better than the tourist version I got years ago. I've seen a number of these discussed over the years but I've never seen this kind of antler handle. How common are they? Oriental Arms have an identical one with scabbard in their catalogue. Emanuel Attached Images Last edited by Manolo; 16th January 2009 at 04:23 PM.