Quote : " Yes, this is a karabela, and it commanded a very high price despite being very simple. But, would one pay $4500 for the same sword with an Indo-Persian (Tulwar) or Shamshir-type handle? And this is the only feature that distinguishes it! "
I hear peacock and turkey taste the same, yet the price to pay for one is very different that 'cause one is a lot more harder to come by. That alone might answer your question to a good extent, without opening useless polemics regarding practicality.
Last edited by Radu Transylvanicus; 17th January 2006 at 11:03 AM.
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