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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick
I saw a load of these in Kabul (Chicken Street) Ibrahiim al Balooshi.  |
Hi Ibrahiim,
This possibly reinforces my point?
My Regards,
Norman.[/QUOTE]
Its possible~ Afghans make all sorts of old new stuff.. but looking at the wear it seems old enough to include in 19th C ...Its not overdone decoratively which tends to happen to tourist knives/swords. The sword blade marks are peculiar ... Ive not seen them before which is a plus..ie not a popular copied style of blademark... The wear looks consistant but without being able to closely observe it... I think it wise to hold a decision in the 50/50 region. In Chicken Street you can commission a brand new one for about the same price...
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi