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mavi1970 · 2nd May 2007, 05:55 PM

newly arrived purchase. leather scabbard, horn handle, the brass cover on the handle is loose but solder would fix that. no distinctive marks on sword. blade has one full blood groove, and one above which is about 4 inches long, but the blade does not look like it has been sharpened down to loose size, the second blood groove starts by fuller and ends 6 inches from fuller. blade has to be cleaned properly to see what kind it is. any ideas on origin? ukranian but no crests, islamic possibly?, or is it turkish/ottoman?

2nd May 2007, 05:55 PM	#1
mavi1970 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada Posts: 90	new addition, origin is confusing newly arrived purchase. leather scabbard, horn handle, the brass cover on the handle is loose but solder would fix that. no distinctive marks on sword. blade has one full blood groove, and one above which is about 4 inches long, but the blade does not look like it has been sharpened down to loose size, the second blood groove starts by fuller and ends 6 inches from fuller. blade has to be cleaned properly to see what kind it is. any ideas on origin? ukranian but no crests, islamic possibly?, or is it turkish/ottoman?