simple Tibetan saber for comment

josh stout · 11th August 2007, 05:04 AM

Yes I had also wondered about a Mongol feel to the hilts, but it was just speculation. They are from Western China along the Tibetan plateau, but I don't know why they are not well documented. The silverwork that I posted also came from the same type of saber.
Josh

dennee · 11th August 2007, 01:47 PM

The shape of the pommel suggests possible influence of the Chinese fang shi style. Ashoka Arts presently has a Tibetan knife with a zhibeidao-type blade and fittings that are strongly Chinese influenced, including a fang shi pommel. Another interesting thing is that there are pins on one side of the rayskin-wrapped grip (which actually seems a little unnecessary in that instance).

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11th August 2007, 05:04 AM	#1
josh stout Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 407	Yes I had also wondered about a Mongol feel to the hilts, but it was just speculation. They are from Western China along the Tibetan plateau, but I don't know why they are not well documented. The silverwork that I posted also came from the same type of saber. Josh

11th August 2007, 01:47 PM	#2
dennee Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 186	The shape of the pommel suggests possible influence of the Chinese fang shi style. Ashoka Arts presently has a Tibetan knife with a zhibeidao-type blade and fittings that are strongly Chinese influenced, including a fang shi pommel. Another interesting thing is that there are pins on one side of the rayskin-wrapped grip (which actually seems a little unnecessary in that instance).