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Very much as the last moment I decided to go take a walk through the Hartford show and found the below odd bird at the table of a dealer who is clearing out a large ethnographic collection assembled a few decades ago for an estate.
This hilt is 12 and 1/2 inches long. The hardwood does not seem to have much age on it at all, but the silver ferrules and wire wrap are a bit loose, testifying to some shrinkage. I seriously doubt these are the first mountings for the blade. I will, in due course, borrow a camera and get some photos of the blade taken and posted. For now, though, I would like to ask for your opinions on how much age this hilt has on it and whether it was made for local or tourist taste. |
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When I remember correct there have been a thread about dha's with this type of hilt's, I will look for.
sajen |
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Here it is:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2324 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=bird sajen Last edited by Sajen; 11th October 2009 at 03:16 PM. |
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The motifs on the silver bands look suspiciously Indonesian to me.
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Any pictures of the whole piece? Blade Dimensions? Thanks for sharing
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Thanks to those who have commented thus far. I will drop some dimensions when I post pictures of the blade. I do not have overall pictures or detail pictures of the blade yet. But I do plead guilty to withholding mention of the nature of the blade for just a little bit longer as once one sees this blade, their opinion on this piece is likely to be set.
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