African Visayan sword!

[Battara]

Actually I was thinking it would traditionally have ivory or bone eye inserts.

[Robert]

Hello Detlef, and congratulations on your new acquisition. I have seen this style of blade before on older as well as later pieces dating up to WWII. Your example though I believe would date to the early twentieth century. I base this mostly on the styling and detailed tooling on the leather scabbard which you do not normally see on the later pieces. I agree with Jose that the eyes were more than likely made of bone held in place by small nails, one of which can still be seen in the eye socket in the close-up of the face carving. The face itself to me does have the appearance of that of a monkey and the missing nose was probably short with flared nostrils. This is just MHO though and I will be most interested in hearing more from the experts on this very interesting item. Again, my congratulations on a great score.

Regards,
Robert

P.S.
I cannot believe I missed this one.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Robert Coleman

Hello Detlef, and congratulations on your new acquisition. I have seen this style of blade before on older as well as later pieces dating up to WWII. Your example though I believe would date to the early twentieth century. I base this mostly on the styling and detailed tooling on the leather scabbard which you do not normally see on the later pieces. I agree with Jose that the eyes were more than likely made of bone held in place by small nails, one of which can still be seen in the eye socket in the close-up of the face carving. The face itself to me does have the appearance of that of a monkey and the missing nose was probably short with flared nostrils. This is just MHO though and I will be most interested in hearing more from the experts on this very interesting item. Again, my congratulations on a great score.

Regards,
Robert
P.S.
I cannot believe I missed this one.

Thank you as well Robert! Hope you are correct by your dating. I think I have had good luck since it was listed not long before and the price let me not long think about.

Regards,

Detlef

[carlos]

Congratulations !! I´m happy to see you were the winner, I saw auction and I made an offer, sometime ago I had bought it directly, but with the actual economic situation ...
I hope you enjoy sword !!

best regards
carlos

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by carlos

Congratulations !! I´m happy to see you were the winner, I saw auction and I made an offer, sometime ago I had bought it directly, but with the actual economic situation ...
I hope you enjoy sword !!

best regards
carlos

Hello Carlos,

thank you and sorry!! Have thought already that the offer was given from a forum member. It wasn't my plan to buy a second item at the same evening (see my other new thread) but this sword attracted my eyes and the seller offered free shipping and I see an offer already....

Regards,

Detlef

[carlos]

Originally Posted by Sajen

Hello Carlos,

thank you and sorry!! Have thought already that the offer was given from a forum member. It wasn't my plan to buy a second item at the same evening (see my other new thread) but this sword attracted my eyes and the seller offered free shipping and I see an offer already....

Regards,

Detlef

Don,t worry !! and enjoy sword !!!
regards
carlos

[Sajen]

I have received the tenegre and I am extreme pleased with it. The handle have an outstanding patination and the old chips can't disturb the beauty. Have cleaned the blade with steel wool and WD40. There are some marking near the handle at the spine of the blade, what's unusual they going until the back of the blade. And there is a forging repair in the middle of the blade.
The leather throat I refresh with brown boot polish and the brass I have cleaned a little bit. What I never have seen before is the black covering of the scabbard, some sort of linen cloth.