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Old 20th September 2010, 06:05 PM   #1
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Default New Mandau with different hilt

Just got this on Sunday at a local antiques fair.

The hilt is different to all my others. Is it unusual ? Does anyone recognise the type ?

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Old 20th September 2010, 06:45 PM   #2
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It does look like a slightly different form to me as well. Your piece looks to have some legitimate age to it as well. Well made blade with a nicely carved hilt with nice patina.
I might well be off-base on this, but my take is this. These hilts follow along the natural shape of the material, whether it be antler or wood. In this case the branches may have just gone off in this direction and the carver worked with this natural flow to create a hilt with a slightly different profile.
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Old 20th September 2010, 09:35 PM   #3
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Thumbs up wild carved handles

I like those wild carved hilts. I think David is right with his reply.
Here also an interesting hilt that I traded once, but happily came back into my collection, also with very wild carvings.
It is hard to show the beautiness of this handle and get the wild carvings on one picture, because it is carved very different from every side.
Therefore multiplay photo's attached.
I hope you like it.
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