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Freddy · 23rd September 2005, 10:09 AM

Hi Robt,

I don't think it's mounted backwards. In the past, I had some African sword blades without handle and I noticed that they had a tang which was much slimmer.

Also, if you look at African swords you will see that the tang goes through the handle and is then hammered into it. This is to secure the handle tightly to the blade.

This wouldn't be possible with the point of my sword as it only measures about 5 cm.

23rd September 2005, 10:09 AM	#6
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Hi Robt, I don't think it's mounted backwards. In the past, I had some African sword blades without handle and I noticed that they had a tang which was much slimmer. Also, if you look at African swords you will see that the tang goes through the handle and is then hammered into it. This is to secure the handle tightly to the blade. This wouldn't be possible with the point of my sword as it only measures about 5 cm.