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Old 24th August 2007, 11:15 AM   #1
ariel
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Default "Yataghans": Louvre or fake?

Here are 2 swords from different dealers: one Scythian, another Iberian. Very similar size, blade form, handles and workmanship and the amount of red rust on the blade
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=017
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=006
I guess, Celtic provenance is more valuable than Scythian
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