I'm depressed, sooooo......

Flavio · 4th April 2008, 02:36 PM

Ok it's arrived.... The strange end pommel is a recent restoration (stopped with some kind of putty), while the original material used for the small disks is white (maybe dust of ivory and some glue???) and crystalline in structure, so I have already start a "new" project on this and here are some pics that I think will be interesting for others here. Now what I need it's a silver cup for close the whole thing, maybe Josè

katana · 4th April 2008, 02:51 PM

Flavio, that's a real shame

I am disappointed for you .

Personally I would contact the seller, I don't remember him mentioning the damage/repair, if he is ethical and honest he should at least offer you a discount. The blade looks good.....is it possible that part of the handle is ivory ? If you look at the top surface of the 'white rings' is there a sort of criss-cross pattern ?

Regards David

Lew · 4th April 2008, 03:17 PM

Flavio

I'm sorry to here that this

hopefully it can be restored. Unfortunately this is a problem when buying things on Ebay some times we win and sometimes we get screwed

It has happened to me more than once so you just chalk it up to experience.

Lew

Flavio · 4th April 2008, 03:19 PM

Hello David and Lew,

no, he has not mentioned the repair, but remember that the dagger it's arrived firm and the pictures you see are of a moment when I have already started to disconnect the handle. I think that after the restoration that I will do the result will be fine

maybe the price I have paid it's a bit too high, but what is done is done....

here is a drawn I made to understand better the construction technique (yes it's ivory)

asomotif · 5th April 2008, 03:37 PM

Hello Flavio,

Maybe an old east african coin can be used instead of a silver cup ?

Still an nice dagger

Flavio · 5th April 2008, 03:43 PM

Hello Willem, thank you. I don't think that on the sudanese daggers that have an ivory pommel there was a coin, I see always a silver cup...

Kind regards
Flavio

asomotif · 5th April 2008, 05:04 PM

This one hade a coin :
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=dagger+ivory

But indeed a silver cup is what is should be.

Flavio · 22nd August 2008, 12:58 PM

Well, time is passed and I have finished the restoration on this one... What do you think? It's too much decorated? Comments are welcome

P.S. pics also of all the four little bros

4th April 2008, 02:36 PM	#1
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Ok it's arrived.... The strange end pommel is a recent restoration (stopped with some kind of putty), while the original material used for the small disks is white (maybe dust of ivory and some glue???) and crystalline in structure, so I have already start a "new" project on this and here are some pics that I think will be interesting for others here. Now what I need it's a silver cup for close the whole thing, maybe Josè Attached Images

4th April 2008, 03:19 PM	#4
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello David and Lew, no, he has not mentioned the repair, but remember that the dagger it's arrived firm and the pictures you see are of a moment when I have already started to disconnect the handle. I think that after the restoration that I will do the result will be fine maybe the price I have paid it's a bit too high, but what is done is done.... here is a drawn I made to understand better the construction technique (yes it's ivory) Attached Images

22nd August 2008, 12:58 PM	#8
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Well, time is passed and I have finished the restoration on this one... What do you think? It's too much decorated? Comments are welcome P.S. pics also of all the four little bros Attached Images

4th April 2008, 02:51 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Flavio, that's a real shame I am disappointed for you . Personally I would contact the seller, I don't remember him mentioning the damage/repair, if he is ethical and honest he should at least offer you a discount. The blade looks good.....is it possible that part of the handle is ivory ? If you look at the top surface of the 'white rings' is there a sort of criss-cross pattern ? Regards David

4th April 2008, 03:17 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Flavio I'm sorry to here that this hopefully it can be restored. Unfortunately this is a problem when buying things on Ebay some times we win and sometimes we get screwed It has happened to me more than once so you just chalk it up to experience. Lew

5th April 2008, 03:37 PM	#5
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	Hello Flavio, Maybe an old east african coin can be used instead of a silver cup ? Still an nice dagger

5th April 2008, 03:43 PM	#6
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Hello Willem, thank you. I don't think that on the sudanese daggers that have an ivory pommel there was a coin, I see always a silver cup... Kind regards Flavio

5th April 2008, 05:04 PM	#7
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,235	This one hade a coin : http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=dagger+ivory But indeed a silver cup is what is should be.