A crude but solid bolo
 

Curious mix of utilitarian bolo, with a carved monster head hilt. The 7/32" thick, rough blade is 17", and the knife is 22.5" overall. The guard is thin sheet metal, pinned to the butt with a pin that is just bent over, not peened.
Crude, but effective, whether for agriculture or as a weapon.

Steve

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ster-rough.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nster-hilt.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...nster-butt.jpg

Nice bolo Steve. Too bad there is no scabbard.


Lew

Hi Steve, yes nice piece! I have noticed that some of your pieces have a reddish color of the handle - rattan bindings. It's just a case or do you use a wax of that colour? Thank you :)

Hello Flavio,
I see what you mean. It's probably an improper setting in my camera, or possibly something I'm doing in the editing. I'll have to work on that.

Steve

Ah Ok, Steve!! Thank you :) ;)

Another possibility - many of these pieces may be made of narra wood - the middle of the narra tree is reddish like it's cousin padouk (in Africa) and the outer part of the tree is brown like walnut. Interesting tree.