Burmese story dha restored by Battara

Andrew · 18th June 2005, 04:21 AM

Thanks for the information, Mark.

Here's a picture of the actual knife, a close-up of the forge, and the scene from the opposite side (note the leaf-bladed sword):

This knife was a perfect match for the larger sword, so I had Jose restore it in the same way. The similarities between these two, as well as some others in my collection and several others I've handled and looked in photos leads me to believe they all come from the same maker or facility.

Battara · 18th June 2005, 01:14 PM

Seeing this lovely puppy again reminded me of something else I had to do. I had to make another silver sleeve on the hilt because the original one was disintigrating (verythin silver

). On this one I also ground and polished the rough brass on the scabbard and made a silver top and bottom along with silver bands inbetween the brass sections. Looks better now that the hilt is upside right.

Had some trouble with the brass in that inbetween the brass were brass wire/pitch and the brass sections were veryuneven.

I had to cut them straight and even cut a small section of wood on the scabbard to make everything fit. Lot of work but well worth it for both.

Jens Nordlunde · 18th June 2005, 02:02 PM

Hi Andrew,

The sword itself is a pleasure to look at, and the restoration very professional done – congratulation. One gets the feeling that the smith, having finished the sword, made the knife out of the rest of the iron

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18th June 2005, 02:02 PM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Andrew, The sword itself is a pleasure to look at, and the restoration very professional done – congratulation. One gets the feeling that the smith, having finished the sword, made the knife out of the rest of the iron.

18th June 2005, 04:21 AM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Thanks for the information, Mark. Here's a picture of the actual knife, a close-up of the forge, and the scene from the opposite side (note the leaf-bladed sword): This knife was a perfect match for the larger sword, so I had Jose restore it in the same way. The similarities between these two, as well as some others in my collection and several others I've handled and looked in photos leads me to believe they all come from the same maker or facility.

18th June 2005, 01:14 PM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	Seeing this lovely puppy again reminded me of something else I had to do. I had to make another silver sleeve on the hilt because the original one was disintigrating (verythin silver ). On this one I also ground and polished the rough brass on the scabbard and made a silver top and bottom along with silver bands inbetween the brass sections. Looks better now that the hilt is upside right. Had some trouble with the brass in that inbetween the brass were brass wire/pitch and the brass sections were veryuneven. I had to cut them straight and even cut a small section of wood on the scabbard to make everything fit. Lot of work but well worth it for both.