Thread: Unusual takouba
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Old 23rd May 2015, 09:06 PM   #5
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They are usually pinned, but this one has no visible pins. Certainly not soldered. May be forge welded.

They usually employ this style of splitting a single piece of steel for the forte and inserting the blade.
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