Were you able to ascertain whether there was any similarity if the inscriptions between the two swirds?
Insofar as the Afghan example seems to have copied, rather than originated, the fuller design, and with the disparate origins and levels of sophistication between the two, I wonder where/how an Afghan bladesmith might have had access to an example to copy.
Further examples of this fuller style would be appreciated, if anyone can post them up.
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