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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kernersville, NC, USA
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Hello friends,
I picked up this kris on Ebay. The description was "Steel Sword and Rustic Wood Scabbard - Great Stage Prop or collectable Orc medieval Weapon - Dull edge but dangerous." Now I'm not a collector of "Orc" weapons, but the pictures told a different story. On receipt, I found a nice solid sundang. The blade was in good shape. Separate gangya. Nice lines. The hilt had a missing rattan braid, but was solid. The scabbard was a basket case, but complete. It's a pretty soft mahogany, and had 2 big cracks. The previous owner had taped it up with packing tape, which had pulled off all the finish and patina. So I glued the cracks, stained and finished the wood, and learned how to braid rattan for the wraps. I added a braid to the hilt to replace the broken ring. Looking back, I should have stained the rattan first, to better match the original wrap. That will be the next job. There was a fairly large crack in the wood of the hilt, so I mixed some epoxy and filled it. I etched the blade and found it laminated. After neutralizing, most of the contrast was gone except for the edge. The pictures show the faint pattern. All in all I was very happy with my medieval Orc sword. ![]() Comments, positive or negative, are welcomed. Thanks, Steve The ebay pic. ![]() The end product. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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