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

Oriental-Arms · 19th March 2010, 11:00 AM

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ariel · 19th March 2010, 12:00 PM

Many thanks!
I am sure it will be a treasured guide for a lot of people here.
Moderators, can it become a "sticky"?

Gavin Nugent · 19th March 2010, 01:04 PM

I second the sticky request moderators, though rather than this Kilij specific thread being the sticky, can there be a general restoration guide thread created where all images and links can be shared.

Gav

Dom · 19th March 2010, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oriental-Arms

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

Thank you very much indeed ... toda rama

fantastic cooperation, really appreciated

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Dom

ariel · 21st July 2010, 02:07 AM

Artzi, I have a question: picture #14 says : "crossguard was secured in place".
How was it done? Leather thong and epoxy between the crossguard and the blade, epoxy between the crossguard and the cheeks or some other way?

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19th March 2010, 10:59 AM	#1
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

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ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Many thanks! I am sure it will be a treasured guide for a lot of people here. Moderators, can it become a "sticky"?

21st July 2010, 02:07 AM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Artzi, I have a question: picture #14 says : "crossguard was secured in place". How was it done? Leather thong and epoxy between the crossguard and the blade, epoxy between the crossguard and the cheeks or some other way?