Imported Middle Eastern Sword ( Kampilan)

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by drac2k

It looks like they cut down the handle and reinserted the blade; probably to make it fit into some soldier's duffle bag.

Potentially... could be parallax error? Wouldn't you, if you went to the trouble of taking the hilt off, leave it of to fit in a bag or regulation sized crate.

With consideration to some I have seen, the grip section seems quite small on the type, and this one may simply be a case of the timber guard broken and pushed back over the grip.

Nice looker, mostly complete, awesome to see a most unusual scabbard type too... seems to have some age.