DIY or not ?

[kahnjar1]

Hi gp and welcome to the Forum.
I agree with others that your knife/dagger is likely North African.
Two things......The wood wafers need to be placed back inside the scabbard so that the blade fits properly.
Re the quillon.....It looks from your pics as if the blade has slipped out of the handle and lets the quillon spin. Try tapping GENTLY the top of the handle with the quillon correctly placed, and blade tip against a block of wood to see if it will fit tighter..
Very nice knife by the way.....
Stu

[motan]

Hi,
Kubur has already solved the mystery - Tunisian it is.

[gp]

Originally Posted by motan

Hi,
Kubur has already solved the mystery - Tunisian it is.

Toda raba !( thnx a lot )

[gp]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi gp and welcome to the Forum.
I agree with others that your knife/dagger is likely North African.
Two things......The wood wafers need to be placed back inside the scabbard so that the blade fits properly.
Re the quillon.....It looks from your pics as if the blade has slipped out of the handle and lets the quillon spin. Try tapping GENTLY the top of the handle with the quillon correctly placed, and blade tip against a block of wood to see if it will fit tighter..
Very nice knife by the way.....
Stu

thnx a lot Stu ..or you being a kiwi : ehara koe i a ia....kikiki kakaka

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by gp

thnx a lot Stu ..or you being a kiwi : ehara koe i a ia....kikiki kakaka

Hi GP,
Kiwi yes, but not a speaker of Te Reo. Did you have any luck tapping the tang back?
Stu

[gp]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Hi GP,
Kiwi yes, but not a speaker of Te Reo. Did you have any luck tapping the tang back?
Stu

OK, so no Haka (yet)


on tapping it, I tried but no movement at all. All very firm. So it looks it is not a slipping issue
It looks more that the copper wire wrap moved up. When I gently push it down, the quillon remains in place and stuck as it ought to be.
Question now rises is how to maintain this postion of both parts ( quillon and copper wire).
What to do to refrain the copper wire from moving up again?

[kahnjar1]

Originally Posted by gp

OK, so no Haka (yet)


on tapping it, I tried but no movement at all. All very firm. So it looks it is not a slipping issue
It looks more that the copper wire wrap moved up. When I gently push it down, the quillon remains in place and stuck as it ought to be.
Question now rises is how to maintain this postion of both parts ( quillon and copper wire).
What to do to refrain the copper wire from moving up again?

A couple of drops of super glue should do it....
Stu

[Will M]

You could use a copper washer of correct diameter and cut a slot in it so it slides over the tang. It may fill the gap and be friction tight. Slide the wire over it and use glue as mentioned.

[gp]

Thnx a lot gents ! Most highly appreciated