Rukai sword problem, need help please!

Sajen · 13th September 2015, 04:34 PM

Hello,

have recently acquired a Rukai sword. After the sword arrived at the destination was found that the handle isn't original to this blade and was attached to the tang only by a piece of carton which was wrapped around the tang and some wooden pieces which were driven into the hilt near the tang. After the hilt was removed from the blade was found a piece of a tang but this piece was never part of the original tang.
The tang is a little bit to short for this handle so the tang get extended. I know that by Paiwan and also by Rukai swords the tang went complete through the hilt but I never have seen a Rukai knife handle from up so I don't know if the tang is just folded in up like by the few Paiwan knives I've handled before or if the tang is peened in up. The handle has a butt cap in up. Since I want to have this piece of art proper restored I need one or maybe more pictures from a Rukai knife handle as topview to get this very niece knife accurately restored.
I would be more as thankful when members who own such a knife could post such a requested picture. Thank you very much in advance.

Here the seller pictures of this knife.

13th September 2015, 04:34 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,781	Rukai sword problem, need help please! Hello, have recently acquired a Rukai sword. After the sword arrived at the destination was found that the handle isn't original to this blade and was attached to the tang only by a piece of carton which was wrapped around the tang and some wooden pieces which were driven into the hilt near the tang. After the hilt was removed from the blade was found a piece of a tang but this piece was never part of the original tang. The tang is a little bit to short for this handle so the tang get extended. I know that by Paiwan and also by Rukai swords the tang went complete through the hilt but I never have seen a Rukai knife handle from up so I don't know if the tang is just folded in up like by the few Paiwan knives I've handled before or if the tang is peened in up. The handle has a butt cap in up. Since I want to have this piece of art proper restored I need one or maybe more pictures from a Rukai knife handle as topview to get this very niece knife accurately restored. I would be more as thankful when members who own such a knife could post such a requested picture. Thank you very much in advance. Here the seller pictures of this knife. Attached Images Last edited by Sajen; 14th September 2015 at 11:19 AM.