Very nice sword Erlikhan, although it shook up some of my preconceptions.
I had the impression that early Kilijs (or kiliches) had narrower and straighter blades, like the 15th and early 16th century Mamluk kilijs in "Islamic Swords and their makers", but that over time the blades got broader and more curved. As you pointed out, this is a 19th century blade, yet it is quite slender, so my assumptions are all wrong.
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