I need some more informations over Khanda swords

dralin23 · 4th December 2007, 07:50 PM

hi there overall in the world!!
my last brandnew sword is an khanda ore maybe patissa sword. i bought it from artzi( oriental arms). i think it is an very good sword. i would like etch it after the cleaning. now i found an small 2mm big hole at the back from the blade. at first i thought that it is an rust pitting, after i got cleaned it, i noticed that it is an drilled hole.now i rememberd me that in the book " islamic weapons" from a.c.tirri is also such an sword wit an hole in the blade. page 318 ,fig.240. where was writen that these hole was drilled as an sign that the owner from these sword killed over 100 people with these sword. now i´m intrested if some one can tell me if these story true ore it is an nightmare for bad childs?
my next question!! can tell me someone from these forum, something over the padding from khanda hilts. special i need some better informations ocver the wrapping from the hilt. is it leather ore also velvet like the padding, ore maybe an other binding. how was it fixed? with glue? i´m thankfull for all information what you can give me!!
i hope i became a lot of new informations!
stefan

4th December 2007, 07:50 PM	#1
dralin23 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 194	I need some more informations over Khanda swords hi there overall in the world!! my last brandnew sword is an khanda ore maybe patissa sword. i bought it from artzi( oriental arms). i think it is an very good sword. i would like etch it after the cleaning. now i found an small 2mm big hole at the back from the blade. at first i thought that it is an rust pitting, after i got cleaned it, i noticed that it is an drilled hole.now i rememberd me that in the book " islamic weapons" from a.c.tirri is also such an sword wit an hole in the blade. page 318 ,fig.240. where was writen that these hole was drilled as an sign that the owner from these sword killed over 100 people with these sword. now i´m intrested if some one can tell me if these story true ore it is an nightmare for bad childs? my next question!! can tell me someone from these forum, something over the padding from khanda hilts. special i need some better informations ocver the wrapping from the hilt. is it leather ore also velvet like the padding, ore maybe an other binding. how was it fixed? with glue? i´m thankfull for all information what you can give me!! i hope i became a lot of new informations! stefan Attached Images