Easyerb Sword - (Tibet?)

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The khukri above remind me of my Hanshee & Salyani khuks.

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Sword arrived today, pics follow, sword weighs 546 grams, light, well balanced razor sharp. so is the slight clip at the tip. Grip is bone, scabbard is copper in the centre section, brass in the end sections, weighs 605 grams. vertical 'feature at the tip is a socket for a missing stone.
Scabbard seems to have 4 opalescent stones, possibly smokey quartz or may be even opal., turquise/carnelian/red coral etc.


Demon near the top, and another horned demon profile in the centre, and another near the bottom with a long tail with a pointy fin at the end. I;ll let y'all decide which is which. I think it's Mara

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More: back of scabbard is rather rough braized seams.

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The grip is 4 1/2 in. long, bone, tang is peened at the end. very sharp Blade is 21 in. long, 1.5 in. wide at the grip, 1 1/4 wide at the tip, 3/16 in. thick at the grip, slight distal taper to 1/8 in. at the tip. Blade has a slight hollow in the centre both sides, slightly raised edge and spine, which is flat. Balance is about 6.5 in. in front of the guard. all together 1151 grams (2.5 lb.) in the scabbard.

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Discussing this with a friend, He pointed out that it is possible this blade has been shortened as the scabbard also, to accomodate it. Some pics of the scabbard end:

[Oliver Pinchot]

Looks like tourist work

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Originally Posted by Oliver Pinchot

Looks like tourist work

No, that's an uninformed opinion, especially if you do not add any confirming evidence. The stones are real, the repoussé work is real & high status. The tourist makers never use real stones & their artwork is normally low class. I have a neighbour who is a dealer in Southeast asian art who has confirmed the sword is a real user, possibly shortened after breaking the tip. The repair work is of lesser workmanship, probably by a more local village Kami.