Southern India sword?

spiral · 21st July 2015, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

I go with Spiral.
As I too think it could be an Afghan sable.
Jens

That's pleasing Jens, its always good when a more experienced fellow agrees with ones idle musings, based on my limited observations of pieces from this region...

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Originally Posted by kronckew

it does look like a variant on these afghan short swords i googled up a minute ago: no upper guard projection on mine tho, no sign there ever was one that broke off either. the end is also not touching or fastened toi the pommel like the afghan ones.

That's a particular genre you show Kronckew, but I think there many styles of blades & hilts in that region, many impromptu & individual but for me the gestalt of the piece is more NWT or Afghanistan . Others mileage may vary...

spiral

Ian · 21st July 2015, 01:45 AM

There is an old thread on these swords here:

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001976.html

Ian.

kronckew · 3rd August 2015, 08:19 AM

discussing hilt grip materials on another site, we got into stag, which reminded me of the attached (upper) short sword that i now compare to my new one. another trade blade? (posted here earlier in a discussion on scottish skians)

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kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	discussing hilt grip materials on another site, we got into stag, which reminded me of the attached (upper) short sword that i now compare to my new one. another trade blade? (posted here earlier in a discussion on scottish skians) Attached Images

21st July 2015, 01:45 AM	#2
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,360	There is an old thread on these swords here: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001976.html Ian.