Indian Whotsit for comment:

kronckew · 5th December 2018, 11:02 PM

I was afraid they'd not be able to post it reasonably, had a quote from another auction place there a few monts ago that was outrageous. They did it for a little less than what others charged me here on the big island

. When I called to pay the piper, They initially asked if I was on the island. I laughed and told them no, and I wasn't going to swim that far either (they do have a ferry). they then added in the P&P. The sword must have come air mail. Isle of Mann has a different Govt. setup than the rest of the UK, they do everything by what I think of as Vermont Town Meetings. A holdover from viking era, It's a scandawegian 'Thing'. Even their Manx cats are weird, the are born tail-less. Weird stuff pops up in weird places around here in the British Isles...

The 'Thing' is interesting: https://youtu.be/H3JqzTqcIsg

Manx Cat - go from completely tail-less to very short tails. Stubby to half tailed ones are healthier.

kronckew · 6th December 2018, 01:09 PM

Gets more interesting. Scotchbrighted the blade to get off the red stuff, found another set of 3 dotted circles in a triangle near the blade tip either side. Also found a row of approx. 10 smaller dotted circles almost on the blade edges, almost touching each other, disappearing under the resin holding the blade.
the cross-guard and grip section appear to be in two pieces. they have a line of sheet metal between them, the cross-guard on the side where I thought a finger bow guard may have attached doesn't look like anything was. that one has a flat spot from the remains of the sheet metal to a square corner, also on the upper squillion. Looks almost like a bowl guard was once there behind the cross-guard. Like this fancier one I found on the internet:

Jens Nordlunde · 23rd December 2018, 10:33 PM

Did we ever see a picture of the sword after you got it???

kronckew · 24th December 2018, 12:31 AM

Aa few better ones, red stuff removed and oiled:

Jens Nordlunde · 6th January 2019, 04:43 PM

Is there a hole in one of the quillons?
All the dotted circles are a riddle to me, but the hilt looks a bit like the hilts used by the Talpurs of Sind, although I doubt it is from there.
How broad is the attachment of the hand guard at the disc?

kronckew · 6th January 2019, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Is there a hole in one of the quillons?
All the dotted circles are a riddle to me, but the hilt looks a bit like the hilts used by the Talpurs of Sind, although I doubt it is from there.
How broad is the attachment of the hand guard at the disc?

Hole:Yes. A tiny one. looks drilled. Goes all the way thru.
Attachment to pommel disk/guard looks like 1 in.

5th December 2018, 11:02 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	I was afraid they'd not be able to post it reasonably, had a quote from another auction place there a few monts ago that was outrageous. They did it for a little less than what others charged me here on the big island . When I called to pay the piper, They initially asked if I was on the island. I laughed and told them no, and I wasn't going to swim that far either (they do have a ferry). they then added in the P&P. The sword must have come air mail. Isle of Mann has a different Govt. setup than the rest of the UK, they do everything by what I think of as Vermont Town Meetings. A holdover from viking era, It's a scandawegian 'Thing'. Even their Manx cats are weird, the are born tail-less. Weird stuff pops up in weird places around here in the British Isles... The 'Thing' is interesting: https://youtu.be/H3JqzTqcIsg Manx Cat - go from completely tail-less to very short tails. Stubby to half tailed ones are healthier. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 6th December 2018 at 02:08 PM.

6th December 2018, 01:09 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Gets more interesting. Scotchbrighted the blade to get off the red stuff, found another set of 3 dotted circles in a triangle near the blade tip either side. Also found a row of approx. 10 smaller dotted circles almost on the blade edges, almost touching each other, disappearing under the resin holding the blade. the cross-guard and grip section appear to be in two pieces. they have a line of sheet metal between them, the cross-guard on the side where I thought a finger bow guard may have attached doesn't look like anything was. that one has a flat spot from the remains of the sheet metal to a square corner, also on the upper squillion. Looks almost like a bowl guard was once there behind the cross-guard. Like this fancier one I found on the internet: Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 6th December 2018 at 02:01 PM.

24th December 2018, 12:31 AM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Aa few better ones, red stuff removed and oiled: Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 24th December 2018 at 01:33 AM.

23rd December 2018, 10:33 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Did we ever see a picture of the sword after you got it???

6th January 2019, 04:43 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Is there a hole in one of the quillons? All the dotted circles are a riddle to me, but the hilt looks a bit like the hilts used by the Talpurs of Sind, although I doubt it is from there. How broad is the attachment of the hand guard at the disc?