Tebu (?) knife, "fishtail" scabbard

stephen wood · 5th January 2009, 08:49 PM

...this knife/shortsword - blade 12" - has a "fishtail" form scabbard, otherwise, usually identified as Tebu...

Is anyone familiar with the form?

Lew · 5th January 2009, 09:07 PM

Tebu for sure. Just a large dagger and a nice example.

Lew

stephen wood · 5th January 2009, 09:14 PM

...thanks Lew.

VANDOO · 6th January 2009, 02:01 AM

NICE ONE IN GOOD SHAPE CONGRADULATIONS.
FOR A BIT OF CONJECTURE ON MY PART I THINK THE FISHTAIL IS THE OLDER TRADITIONAL WAY OF MAKEING THEM. THE NEWER ONES AND SOME OF THE OLDER ONES DO NOT HAVE THEM. IN SOME INSTANCES I THINK THE FISHTAIL WAS MORE EASILY DAMMAGED AND WAS LOST AND NOT REPLACED OR A NEW SCABBARD WAS MADE WITHOUT A FISHTAIL.

Lew · 6th January 2009, 02:37 AM

Here is one of mine which is very similar to yours but smaller. The other one pictured is large wide and heavy but it's not mine......yet.

Lew

Redsabre · 10th January 2009, 02:46 PM

That is a very nice dagger, the fishtail design for the scabbard is a first for me.

5th January 2009, 08:49 PM	#1
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	Tebu (?) knife, "fishtail" scabbard ...this knife/shortsword - blade 12" - has a "fishtail" form scabbard, otherwise, usually identified as Tebu... Is anyone familiar with the form? Attached Images

5th January 2009, 09:14 PM	#3
stephen wood Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 227	...thanks Lew. Attached Images

6th January 2009, 02:37 AM	#5
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Here is one of mine which is very similar to yours but smaller. The other one pictured is large wide and heavy but it's not mine......yet. Lew Attached Images

5th January 2009, 09:07 PM	#2
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Tebu for sure. Just a large dagger and a nice example. Lew

6th January 2009, 02:01 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	NICE ONE IN GOOD SHAPE CONGRADULATIONS. FOR A BIT OF CONJECTURE ON MY PART I THINK THE FISHTAIL IS THE OLDER TRADITIONAL WAY OF MAKEING THEM. THE NEWER ONES AND SOME OF THE OLDER ONES DO NOT HAVE THEM. IN SOME INSTANCES I THINK THE FISHTAIL WAS MORE EASILY DAMMAGED AND WAS LOST AND NOT REPLACED OR A NEW SCABBARD WAS MADE WITHOUT A FISHTAIL.

10th January 2009, 02:46 PM	#6
Redsabre Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: California, USA Posts: 7	That is a very nice dagger, the fishtail design for the scabbard is a first for me.