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Lance Morris
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 Posted: Tue 26 Apr, 2016 6:47 pm Post subject: What are these swords?? |
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Hey guys,
I'm sure these are not original.
What are they?
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Posted: Wed 27 Apr, 2016 12:20 am Post subject: |
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Souvenirs.
The Latin etching says "Katana. Sword used by samurai forces. Made by Christian Macchiavello, Santa Fe, Argentina." 
You can find similar swords by the same maker on Mercado Libre.
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Lance Morris
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| Posted: Wed 27 Apr, 2016 8:14 am Post subject: Thank you!! |
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Right!!? I knew it. Plus who
Rivers a handle to a blade.
Thank you very much
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Jeffrey Faulk
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| Posted: Wed 27 Apr, 2016 9:08 am Post subject: Re: Thank you!! |
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| Lance Morris wrote: | Right!!? I knew it. Plus who
Rivers a handle to a blade.
Thank you very much |
Not that uncommon actually, though it's mostly only seen in Indian work. Those guys loved to take European sword blades and modify them for their own use.
You can also see it in the very earliest Bronze Age blades.
While these are tourist claptrap, they do represent a certain historic cachet, and if cleaned up could still make an unique display. There's a certain artistic feel to the grips that I rather like.
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This is a standard topic