Burmese story dha restored by Battara

Andrew · 14th June 2005, 03:32 AM

Some of you may have seen this in March at the Timonium show, when I took delivery of it from Battara (Jose).

I purchased this and another sword from Artzi at the 2004 Timonium Antique Arms and Armor show, and shortly thereafter shipped it to Jose for scabbard and handle restoration. I picked up a short knife that matched it pretty closely from RhysMichael, and Jose restored it as well.

This sword appears in Tony Tirri's book Islamic Weapons, and was in pretty rough shape when I got it. Unfortunately, I have no good pre-restoration shots, other than the one in Tony's book.

It cleaned up nicely.

Overall shot:

The handle was coming apart at the ivory/ferrule junction. Jose definitely tightened things up.

The twisted silver wire covers an old lead repair that looked like the pommel had been completely decapitated at some point.

Jose fabricated a completely new scabbard mouth and chape from silver.

A small section of the gorgeous silver koftgari on the blade.

The majority of the scabbard covering is a brass alloy (perhaps low-content silver Jose?) that polished up very nicely. Almost looks silver. Jose replaced the missing or disintigrating resin dividing bands between the scabbard sections with lovely silver bands.

I am extremely pleased with this restoration, and forever grateful to Jose for his craftsmanship and hard work.

14th June 2005, 03:32 AM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Burmese story dha restored by Battara Some of you may have seen this in March at the Timonium show, when I took delivery of it from Battara (Jose). I purchased this and another sword from Artzi at the 2004 Timonium Antique Arms and Armor show, and shortly thereafter shipped it to Jose for scabbard and handle restoration. I picked up a short knife that matched it pretty closely from RhysMichael, and Jose restored it as well. This sword appears in Tony Tirri's book Islamic Weapons, and was in pretty rough shape when I got it. Unfortunately, I have no good pre-restoration shots, other than the one in Tony's book. It cleaned up nicely. Overall shot: The handle was coming apart at the ivory/ferrule junction. Jose definitely tightened things up. The twisted silver wire covers an old lead repair that looked like the pommel had been completely decapitated at some point. Jose fabricated a completely new scabbard mouth and chape from silver. A small section of the gorgeous silver koftgari on the blade. The majority of the scabbard covering is a brass alloy (perhaps low-content silver Jose?) that polished up very nicely. Almost looks silver. Jose replaced the missing or disintigrating resin dividing bands between the scabbard sections with lovely silver bands. I am extremely pleased with this restoration, and forever grateful to Jose for his craftsmanship and hard work.