Do I have a Garab?

Battara · 24th January 2014, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by kai

Hello Jose,

Any chance that you could post pics, please?

Sorry I would love to, but this was years ago when I didn't think to have film in a camera. It was at a gun and knife show. 2 garab of wood and each had brass embellishments on them, each a different in style on each, but there along with the wood carvings. Again very rare.

I suppose looking back it is possible that there may have been some brass to cover repair work.......

Ferguson · 24th January 2014, 09:27 AM

Kai,

The second picture is the reverse of the blade. It shows all high carbon steel to within about 1/2" of the spine. The spine shows laminations.

I agree about the leather repair. It does not look like an indigenous repair. I thought about a simple rattan wrap, but decided to leave it in the state that I found it.

Thanks,
Steve

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24th January 2014, 09:27 AM	#2
Ferguson Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Kernersville, NC, USA Posts: 793	Kai, The second picture is the reverse of the blade. It shows all high carbon steel to within about 1/2" of the spine. The spine shows laminations. I agree about the leather repair. It does not look like an indigenous repair. I thought about a simple rattan wrap, but decided to leave it in the state that I found it. Thanks, Steve