Mandau info please?

[Maurice]

Originally Posted by Henk

Although unusual, silver wire is ok in my opinion. As far as I can recall I do remember that I saw silver or metal wire on a mandau. A ferrule like Bill showed us is uncommon indeed, but it looks great. Another possibility is rattan wire.

Henk I agree, Silver wire is also ok in my opinion. I once had one with silver or a silver alloy braided wire on a mandauhilt. See picture attached.
I still have one with iron braided wire which I know is iron because it is very rusty. The one I had on the pic didn't show any rust at all.