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Old 10th June 2019, 09:01 PM   #14
A.alnakkas
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Originally Posted by YataganMan
What this is ,is a cheap newly made syrian imitation of an ottoman blade, floating in numbers in istanbul going for about 100 -150 us dollars.The overlay is not ottoman but again simply a degenerated copy of kufic work which is difficult to translate.The shape of blade
its size ,possibly its weight and the ornementation are all wrong.Sorry to be sounding very negative but Id let the buyer beaware (cveat emptor )
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Yataganman
Well, last images do show a tight wootz pattern. I know the swords you are talking about, this one is not one of them.
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