7th April 2020, 03:34 AM | #31 |
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Another Ethiopian Blade rehilted.
Here is an earlier link to an Ethiopian blade which has been rehilted, probably in the tribal regions of North Africa.
The blade is Solingen. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=8997 Since the original post, this sword has now come to me for safe keeping, and there was further discussion regarding the blade in a later post which I can not locate. Anyway, the thought was that the blade had started life being straight and had later been reforged. I do not agree with this, as the filigree work in the fullers would have been "stretched" had this occured. The filigree is consistant throughout the curve. Attached are a couple of pics, one from the original post, and another recent one. You will note that the knucklebow has now been replaced. Stu |
7th April 2020, 06:19 AM | #32 |
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Interesting piece. The "silver" parts look like aluminum to me.
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7th April 2020, 07:58 AM | #34 | |
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very interesting blade!!! |
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7th April 2020, 08:26 AM | #35 |
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Without seeing the sword, I doubt it has filigree in the fullers. My bet is on a simple engraving. I also have a feeling that it might have been reforged to give it a slight curvature: sabers usually do not have double edging. Would be interesting to see the inscription: usually those were located closed to the handle, where bending ( and distortion) would be minimal.
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7th April 2020, 09:04 AM | #37 |
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cool sword. Good job on the knuckle bow.
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They, like the SA ones are however mostly 'Hybrids', mixed 'race', ie. from different locational strains, and thus discriminated against by the Mainstream Animal Conservation groups as not worthy of being released into the wild tiger areas as they may contaminate the blood lines. Racism exists for animals too. Personally, I'd release a few into the Rockies near the elk areas and see what happens. Add some spice to the lives of the hikers. Might teach the local cougars and griz a few things about the food chain too. Wolves might get better press... |
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7th April 2020, 09:18 AM | #39 | |
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It's a Yemeni sword. This will also make more sense with the Ethiopian blade. |
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