Hilt Replacement on an Indian Dagger.

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams,
This Indian Dagger needed to be reworked as the hilt was wrong. Either it was a punch dagger which had been broken and rejigged together with the shortened hilt turned sideways or an Indian Khanjar fitted with a broken punch dagger hilt(kattar). We had several problems in that the tang was very short and what sort of hilt it should have? We had available some mysterious solid horn tips which I think are standard cow horn..which have polished up nicely with a light grey green olive hue. We used silver pins to mirror the design of the blade decoration and finished the pommel off in simple silver. The scabbard has not yet evolved..but I think green velvet over a wooden core with silver filigree furniture at toe and throat.

Regards,
Ibrahiim.
Note; Picture 3 and 4 are true to colour wheras the last two came out strangely pink !!

Salaams...

It now appears that the blade is from an Indian Chillanum of the variety "recurved blade"... whilst the previous miss matched rehilt came from a punch dagger. Regards, Ibrahiim.