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Old 7th November 2009, 01:48 PM   #1
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Default The earliest Kilij?

Another Forum ( Russian) posted pics from the Hermitage exhibition of the Treasure of the Golden Horde
This pic:
http://www.tforum.info/forum/gallery...9_73_75609.jpg
shows 3 swords.
there are no labels on the upper straight sword ( damascus?) ot the middle one ( obviously Adygh, Polovtsian, Khazar or thereabouts).
But the lowest one has golden inscription in Arabic with the name of Khan Muhammed Uzbek ( 1311-1342).


The earliest Kilij.
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