Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
Good morning Marcus,
I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)
All best wishes,
Richard.
|
I have to agree here. There has been a sloppy attempt to artificially age the hilt, probably with furniture or shoe polish.
The blade, I agree, is likely a good old one, with a slight chance it is one of the new wootz blades coming out of India now.