Different Borneo sword

Maurice · 25th March 2013, 04:44 PM

I think the blade tip is shortened/cut off, which could have been happened a long time ago.
That handle puzzles me though. Looks like the carvings are right. But the "thicker" part near the blade, where the guta percha ring normally is situated, is very strange now as it's carved in wood.?. I don't get the purpose of that.

What makes me ask this question. Is the blade attached into the handle with resin?

25th March 2013, 04:44 PM	#1
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	I think the blade tip is shortened/cut off, which could have been happened a long time ago. That handle puzzles me though. Looks like the carvings are right. But the "thicker" part near the blade, where the guta percha ring normally is situated, is very strange now as it's carved in wood.?. I don't get the purpose of that. What makes me ask this question. Is the blade attached into the handle with resin?