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Old 22nd June 2011, 07:48 PM   #12
Dmitry
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Originally Posted by RSWORD
This form of blade from India often, not always, will have a recessed or fullered spine and this feature is not common in blades from other parts of the world.
The spine IS fullered. I will attach a photo later. Could you please post a photo of the umbrella/parasol decoration?
It is also possible that the blade is European, made to emulate the Eastern style, as was sometimes done in the 17th-18th. c. for the use in the so-called 'Turkish Balls', which were in fashion amongst the Germanic nobility.
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