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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
In fact the blade is dead central with the langets. Camera angle made it look wrong.Further pic herewith.
Regards Stuart
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Hi Stuart,
I'm pleased to be wrong
....the more I look at the sword...the more I think it's a 'genuine hybrid' .....any luck in ID'ing the resin ?
With the history of trade etc between India and SEA I can see no reason why the mating of hilt and blade would not occur. I am curious as to the balance of the sword, with such a distal taper I suspect that it is not as 'tip heavy' as it looks.
Jim, I wondered whether such a sword, with its mix of ethnic cultures and its overall length of nearly 30" the blade nearly 25" would have made a good candidate for a 'maritime' (pirate
) weapon.
Regards David