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O:O:T: = on and off topic . First off I feel welcome here . I am still feeling my way around . There is a lot to learn about Kukkuris and blades in general . They are more than something I pull out of a sheath or pick up off a work bench . I try to stay away from waxing poetic over my Kukuuri . That does not mean I am not respectful of the spiritual signifigance it has for some people .
I saw a scottish short sword or really what appeared to be an overly long dagger with an interesting way of joining the tang to the antler handle . I am only surmising this as I could,nt see inside the handle . It appeared that the tang had been forked into four equal tines . Kind of like a splayed fork or fish spear without the barbs . These tang/tines had been inserted through the antler handle until they protruded through four equidistant noles in the pommel/base of the antler . I did not see it well enough .I presume that the antler base/pommel had a slightly curved and holed butt plate to receive them . These four protruding tines were then hammered/curled over this butt cap antler/pommel in an exposed but very neat, compact fashion . This curling apeared to not only secure the handle to the tang but also I presume draw the tang securely into the handle . It was a beautiful simple knife and demonstrated what may be a basic exposed method of securing metal to bone . I must emphasise that while exposed it was so well done that seeing it was like looking at an art form instead of what sometimes is considered a crudely fashioned knife . It may not be a first project for me . I certainly would like to explore the possibility of making a similar knife in the future .
I saw a scottish short sword or really what appeared to be an overly long dagger with an interesting way of joining the tang to the antler handle . I am only surmising this as I could,nt see inside the handle . It appeared that the tang had been forked into four equal tines . Kind of like a splayed fork or fish spear without the barbs . These tang/tines had been inserted through the antler handle until they protruded through four equidistant noles in the pommel/base of the antler . I did not see it well enough .I presume that the antler base/pommel had a slightly curved and holed butt plate to receive them . These four protruding tines were then hammered/curled over this butt cap antler/pommel in an exposed but very neat, compact fashion . This curling apeared to not only secure the handle to the tang but also I presume draw the tang securely into the handle . It was a beautiful simple knife and demonstrated what may be a basic exposed method of securing metal to bone . I must emphasise that while exposed it was so well done that seeing it was like looking at an art form instead of what sometimes is considered a crudely fashioned knife . It may not be a first project for me . I certainly would like to explore the possibility of making a similar knife in the future .
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