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Old 8th May 2007, 02:10 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by ALEX
Considering the form and shape of the blade, this sword can not even be considered as Yataghan to begin with (am I right?). Thus, the Yataghan shaped hilt can not be original, especially made of a plain wood:-)
There are sabers with "eared" yataghan handles just as there are yataghan blades with "karabela" handles.
I once saw a kilij ( real Yelman-ed one!) with a tremendously long, two-handed Yataghan handle.
The combination does not surprise me; but the freshness and the crudity of the handle do. And, BTW, I rather liked the blade: I generally like locally-produced fakes of the European blades Strange taste, I guess..
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