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Old 1st May 2014, 10:57 AM   #16
Iain
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Originally Posted by A.alnakkas
Good question, Iain. Sorry for the late reply, you know how distracted I am lately.

Well, I noticed that in both Bahrain and Qatar, the oldest and most well known smiths and swordmakers are Shiite, who are generally not members of tribes. Although they arent treated differently, hopefully :-)
Interesting, does this have anything to do with the large blade industry and many imports from Persia historically?
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