Kindjal, etching / origin assistance

Klop · 4th August 2023, 04:39 PM

Thanks Ren Ren,

I intend to recreate a handle with black buffalo horn and plain iron studs. It doesn't feel like a fancy piece that would have had marine ivory and precious metals. Besides that, it's way too difficult to source a walrus these days :-)

Most logical reason for the reshaping I think is that the tip was bent by (ab)use and at bending back it broke. Earlier in it's lifetime.

I know Japanese swords were shortened at the tang but I don't see why anyone would shorten a kindjal point this way without a very good reason.

kind regards,
Eric

4th August 2023, 04:39 PM	#7
Klop Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 59	Thanks Ren Ren, I intend to recreate a handle with black buffalo horn and plain iron studs. It doesn't feel like a fancy piece that would have had marine ivory and precious metals. Besides that, it's way too difficult to source a walrus these days :-) Most logical reason for the reshaping I think is that the tip was bent by (ab)use and at bending back it broke. Earlier in it's lifetime. I know Japanese swords were shortened at the tang but I don't see why anyone would shorten a kindjal point this way without a very good reason. kind regards, Eric