ariel
19th April 2006, 07:15 PM
These two just ended. They were labelled Ottoman, 19th century.
IMHO, they are modern Indian/Pakistani.
That aside, look at the decoration of the blades: doesn't it strike you as remarkably similar and mechanically-made?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6622131129&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6622126800&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
being a techological naif, I just want to know, whether such process is possible and whether you are aware in it's use in blademaking?
IMHO, they are modern Indian/Pakistani.
That aside, look at the decoration of the blades: doesn't it strike you as remarkably similar and mechanically-made?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6622131129&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6622126800&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
being a techological naif, I just want to know, whether such process is possible and whether you are aware in it's use in blademaking?