New to Blade Forum & Would like to show you my new Tibet Long Sword Recent Find

[Armbreaker]

Hello everyone and thanks so much for having me here..I collect (alot of different & unusual items) and this is a great place to be I can see that already! I joined mainly because I recently aqquired a Tibet Long Sword and this thing to me is spectacular..but everything I seem to think that of something it has became quite the opposite..so with that said here it is,what do you guys think and can you tell me anything about? Any info would be greatly appreciated!
I also have a German knife with maker under it that I just cannot locate as well,,in which I hope to have time to post on here later today or tomorrow.Its like a type of survival knife with 4 different things in it,one of which is a glass cutter of all things hahhaa
Thanks again everyone!I took quite a few pictures to say the least and I certainly do hope I didn't post too many on here

 

[Steely_Gunz]

Welcome armbreaker. However, I'm going to pop this over to the sword forum since this is the Himalayan Imports (Nepali Khukuris, blades, and swords) forum.

 

[horseclover]

I don't know how the sword was listed when you purchased it and may have been sold to you by another thinking it from Tibet but this ws more likely to be have been made in China sometime in the past few decades. I could sum it up in showing another discussion for a similar sword.

http://www.swordforum.com/forums/showthread.php?110997-Old-Tibetan-Jian-Repro

Your sword is a little more elaborate but still a fairly modern sword. Many thousands of this grade of swords show up on Ebay and even newly made, may look old and important.

Tibetan and Bhutanese knives and short swords have a particular flavor and appearance and have quite straight or slight hourglass grips with no real guard and often silver sheet on wood, as opposed to the plated scabbard we see on yours.

As to the German marked knife, you might want to post that in the Bernard Levine section of the index just next to this one.

Cheers

GC

 

[Armbreaker]

Man GC that #$%^&*()_ they sure made these look pretty nice! Dam it all to heck I really was hoping I had something really special here finally..yep a lot of similarities to that other sword..I thaught I had solid silver here and that really pushed me over the "edge":barf:
I will now post the German knife now in the Bernard Levine section and hope for the best once again:thumbup:
Thanks so much for the quick and detailed reply GC!

 

[Armbreaker]

The stones they inlaid look like very old fashioned designed,like the way they did old jewelry back in 1700-1800's era..can anyone tell me what stones are used and appox date of this reproduction? It still appears quite old and also does this particular sword have any value..still quite nice..
Thanks so much!

 

[horseclover]

Probably turquoise and coral. Value is whatever you paid, or another might pay for it. Later than mid 20th century and quite possibly less than a decade old.

At some point in collecting antiques, one has to realize that looking old does not necessarily mean old. As mentioned, likely Chinese made and rather anachronistic (made in the style of). First you have to realize and understand better what you are looking at. For instance, looking at the swords of a given area. This falls outside of the region you thought it to be and it certainly does not relate to an antique Chinese jian. Sorry.

I believe you have to be a paying member of Bladeforums to request valuations.

Cheers

GC

 

[horseclover]

Correction, they look more like glass than stones.

 

[Armbreaker]

Thank you much HC I really appreciate your help