damaged handle - can it repaired?

[kleber75]

I could get it for few money- but is it possible to repair it  or is it not worth  spending time and money?

 

 

[Bruce Pennington]

Personally, I just carefully use some gorilla glue or liquid steel.

[Brian]

I would never use glue on this. A good brazer can do a repair that would be fairly invisible. Looks for specialized welding services near you. I had an aluminium dagger guard (not Japanese) repaired by one, and you would never tell. They will identify the metal and match it.

[robinalexander]

Yes I think I agree with Brian.

 

It would be better to have a strong repair (even if it was slightly visible) than a 'fix' that might fail the first time someone picks it up.

 

I repair lots of stuff (like many of us I suppose) but I never repair a broken handle on a cup/mug if anyone is ever going to use it again.

[Geraint]

As an aside I have noted that this type of guard is often fabricated from two pieces in the first place, the guard and lower part of the knucklebow in one and the upper part of the knucklebow as a separate piece.  This allows the length to be adjusted to suit the sword, the joint is often an L shaped splice that has been silver soldered, very hard to spot.  It would seem therefore that Brian's suggestion would be perfectly acceptable.

 

Let us know how this turns out.

 

All the best.

[Mister Gunto]

Looks like a fairly clean break. A good weld would fix it nicely, and hold. 

 

Please send pics of the blade when you have the chance!

[lonely panet]

Its not a break. But a common place to where the joint was originally placed.

 

Look hard and its very common place for the joint to be make during manufacturing.

 

I would say the brazing as just being weak over use

[The Blacksmith]

This would be an easy job for a silversmith to repair, either brazing or silversolder. Either way, it should not be a problem, and would be almost invisible.