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					Originally Posted by rickystl
					
				 
				Hi Napoleon.  I've seen a few pulwars and numerous tulwars, both personally and in books. But I've never seen this groove in the spine. 
			
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 I have a large tulwar with the exact same feature and I have seen it on other tulwars, as well as Turkish kilij. I think it was not that unusual in the 17th/18th century.
Regards,
Matt