pic of one in my collection

girigoswami · Post by **girigoswami** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 1:03 am

Hi all senior members

Encouraged by the fellow members, collections, posting a pic of one of the best in my collection. More to follow afterwards. Blade is damascus with Camel bone handle, with little Gold koftagari near the hilt. Non sharpened, 12'' long.

Post by **timmy** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:11 am

Very nice! I like it very much! That would look good in any collection. Thanks for sharing!

herb · Post by **herb** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 7:26 am

Beautiful blade, love the look of damascus. Thanks for the pics.

Herb

Post by **xl_target** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:27 am

Beautiful!

TC · Post by TC » Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:04 am

Nice knife. The camel bone appears highly polished

TC

Kittu · Post by **Kittu** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 11:31 am

girigoswami wrote:Hi all senior members

Encouraged by the fellow members, collections, posting a pic of one of the best in my collection. More to follow afterwards. Blade is damascus with Camel bone handle, with little Gold koftagari near the hilt. Non sharpened, 12'' long.

hi giri goswami
sorry to say but it is faqe damascus.someone have fooled you thanks

skeetshot · Post by **skeetshot** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 2:42 pm

A very nice looking piece, but are you sure that blade is damascus ?

discovershashank · Post by **discovershashank** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 4:27 pm

Awesome blade friend, a story on how you aquireed it?

ashokgodara wrote:
girigoswami wrote:Hi all senior members

Encouraged by the fellow members, collections, posting a pic of one of the best in my collection. More to follow afterwards. Blade is damascus with Camel bone handle, with little Gold koftagari near the hilt. Non sharpened, 12'' long.
hi giri goswami
sorry to say but it is faqe damascus.someone have fooled you thanks

Why do you say its fake? Anyways you can't say he was fooled. You don't know how much he got it for and matter of fact if its really a fake or not.
Its a beautiful piece though.
Shashank

Kittu · Post by **Kittu** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 5:29 pm

hi shashank
i said damascus steel in knife is fake.indeed its beatifull.i think he have paid a lot of money.its a acid itched steel not damascus and i commented after discussing with a senior member who is expert in swords and knives.

Katana · Post by **Katana** » Sun Apr 06, 2014 10:10 pm

Undoubtedly, it is an acid etched piece. However, beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

Camel bone does not take a 'polish'. The hilt seems to be lacquered.

Enjoy your acquisition GiriGoswami!

TC · Post by TC » Mon Apr 07, 2014 12:27 pm

Camel bone does not take a 'polish'. The hilt seems to be lacquered.

That precisely was my point Katana. Just didn't want to sound discouraging to a new member. Having carried home a camel bone handle knife all the way from Africa, at first I thought it was some kind of synthetic.

TC

brihacharan · Post by **brihacharan** » Mon Apr 07, 2014 1:53 pm

TC wrote:
Camel bone does not take a 'polish'. The hilt seems to be lacquered.
That precisely was my point Katana. Just didn't want to sound discouraging to a new member. Having carried home a camel bone handle knife all the way from Africa, at first I thought it was some kind of synthetic.
TC

> At the out-set the blade looks good & exquisite...
> As for the handle, it appears to be finely buffed to make it smooth...
> Many items that are displayed in Rajastan Emporiums made out of Camel Bone have lacquer varnish applied on them - it can be removed by applying denatured spirit or thinner...
> Any way good find to add to one's collection

girigoswami · Post by **girigoswami** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 9:15 am

Thanks to all members who have expressed their opinion.
My understanding was if its a real damascus it would show on the edge of the blade, acid etching would not reflect the pattern over the edge. I may be wrong but pls enlighten.
I do agree with Katana sir about the lacquer, it is evident on the handle.

Post by **TwoRivers** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 12:17 pm

Nice knife, though I doubt that it's damascus. It looks more like acid etching to me. The handle can well be camel bone, but apparently lacquered.

girigoswami · Post by **girigoswami** » Thu Apr 10, 2014 10:12 pm

Hi.
just uploaded pic of the edge, where lines are distinguishable. None the less, i had spent approx 3K, so still a good deal.

Indians For Guns

Indians For Guns

pic of one in my collection

pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection

Re: pic of one in my collection