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Old 13th August 2018, 04:51 AM   #51
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Originally Posted by ariel
Even though the question was not addressed to me, I would humbly offer my thoughts.

Legalistically speaking, both are Zirah Bouks.
But the black handled one seems to be a real fighting example, while the white handled one is a decorative or tourist type. The pimple at the point does not appear to create a good stiffening rib to prevent lateral bending: Stone as an engineer emphasized “ strong enough”.


My pure IMHO and 5 cents worth....

The question really was not addressed to you. But, with all due respect to you, you can not remain silent
Thank you for your 5 cents. However, the respected Artzi clearly writes that both these items are Pesh Kabz. So do not fantasize.
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