Seeking help to identify a blade!

Shakethetrees · 14th November 2014, 02:07 PM

I think the grip is throwing everyone off.

The blade tang does not appear to have been ever peened over to permanently lock everything together. It extends a good bit past where it should be.

I believe the blade and scabbard began life together, but the grip is from something else. This marriage might have been consummated fifty years ago in a souk or an antique shop. It was a marriage of convenience!

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14th November 2014, 02:07 PM	#12
Shakethetrees Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Louisiana Posts: 363	I think the grip is throwing everyone off. The blade tang does not appear to have been ever peened over to permanently lock everything together. It extends a good bit past where it should be. I believe the blade and scabbard began life together, but the grip is from something else. This marriage might have been consummated fifty years ago in a souk or an antique shop. It was a marriage of convenience!