Restoration of a Kilij

Oriental-Arms · 19th March 2010, 10:59 AM

Hi all. It took me some time to dig in our photos archive to find it but here it is:

We had in our inventory a good Ottoman Kilij sword with very nice pattern welded blade.

Unfortunately the horn grips suffered considerable damage. The horn distorted and the grips badly cracked.

At the request of the buyer we took the challenge of restoring the grip, documenting every step of the work so hopefully others could benefit and be helped with it. It is fully described in the series of photos below.

[img]http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/26/000426.jpg[/img

19th March 2010, 10:59 AM	#4
Oriental-Arms Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haifa, Israel Posts: 183	Kilij restoration Hi all. It took me some time to dig in our photos archive to find it but here it is: We had in our inventory a good Ottoman Kilij sword with very nice pattern welded blade. Unfortunately the horn grips suffered considerable damage. The horn distorted and the grips badly cracked. At the request of the buyer we took the challenge of restoring the grip, documenting every step of the work so hopefully others could benefit and be helped with it. It is fully described in the series of photos below. [img]http://www.oriental-arms.com/photos/extra/26/000426.jpg[/img