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Originally Posted by tom hyle
More than anything else the blade style reminds me of 18th/early19th shah shish qa blades, (sha'sh'qa) particularly those associated to Afghanistan.
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Tom, I didn't see you sneak in here. Any visual reference to help describe this? I am unclear of the comparison you describe
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Originally Posted by tom hyle
Consider that the usual kilich blade has two gently curved sections with an abrupt bend around about the middle and is wider than this,
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Would you be describing the Pala? It sounds like it to me
, got an image?
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Originally Posted by tom hyle
while the shamshir is a parabolic curve that gets more and more curved toward the tip. This blade has a relatively circular curve and the shape of the yelman reminds me of the Afghan swords I mentioned, as well.
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I'd love to see some camparative images.
Gav