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Old 21st April 2012, 11:05 PM   #21
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Originally Posted by stephen wood
...the straight-bladed kaskara-like swords were associated with the Coptic priesthood which was administered from Alexandria until 1959.
Interesting, I assume you are referring to the type show in the second image at the start of this thread. A reference would be good on this apparently known association...
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