Kampilan with unusual Thalassic guard form

katana · 13th February 2007, 01:31 PM

Rare ? unusual ? less common? ......whatever the outcome....I really like the hilt..

...the zooamorphic 'pommel' is interesting...do you know what it represents. The 'square' jaw and large eyes puts me off the idea it is a Serpent's head.
However, the (metal ?) wavy piece ( not very scientific

) on the guard certainly 'shouts' snake and I'm sure there is significance to the number of 'curves'.

13th February 2007, 01:31 PM	#8
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Rare ? unusual ? less common? ......whatever the outcome....I really like the hilt.. ...the zooamorphic 'pommel' is interesting...do you know what it represents. The 'square' jaw and large eyes puts me off the idea it is a Serpent's head. However, the (metal ?) wavy piece ( not very scientific ) on the guard certainly 'shouts' snake and I'm sure there is significance to the number of 'curves'.