Finally Got a Bichwa

CourseEight · 15th September 2007, 03:40 AM

Hi --

Sorry for the delay in responding. I've received and cleaned the bichwa. Attached are photos. As you can see the handle is brass not bronze, but other than that I'm pretty pleased. The brass-handled one appears to have a patternwelded blade. The steel-handled one has a couple of stylized lions on the the handle, and is thickened at the point like some katar.

The most comfortable way to hold them seems to be with the hand through the loop as in the picture. With it in that position its pretty hard to drop, even with the palm open, and an arch of the arm would make an upward-thrusting attack.

I appreciate everyone's observations thus far!

--Radleigh

Lew · 17th September 2007, 04:23 AM

Sweet! They cleaned up nice congrats.

Lew

15th September 2007, 03:40 AM	#1
CourseEight Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Coral Springs, FL Posts: 222	Arrived, Cleaned, etc. Hi -- Sorry for the delay in responding. I've received and cleaned the bichwa. Attached are photos. As you can see the handle is brass not bronze, but other than that I'm pretty pleased. The brass-handled one appears to have a patternwelded blade. The steel-handled one has a couple of stylized lions on the the handle, and is thickened at the point like some katar. The most comfortable way to hold them seems to be with the hand through the loop as in the picture. With it in that position its pretty hard to drop, even with the palm open, and an arch of the arm would make an upward-thrusting attack. I appreciate everyone's observations thus far! --Radleigh Attached Images

17th September 2007, 04:23 AM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Sweet! They cleaned up nice congrats. Lew