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Originally Posted by Yannis
Hi Tim,
Cooper is better word than brass. I always mix up brass, bronze, cooper. I know the difference but I still make the mistake. Zinc? I am not sure, probably yes.
Indo Persian you say. Blade and the tip, I agree are indopersian. But…
The decoration could be, but (a) grapes are not in islamic tradition (b) I have not seen this 3d effect on indopersian stuff (where are you Jens?)
What about the bolster and the round hilt? They are not indopersian at all, in my opinion.
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Well, the
wine is not Islamic(although they drank it quite a lot, e.g. Hafiz), but
grapes are perfectly fine. Am I missing something?
As to the bolster and round hilt, please see this:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=991
Looks Indo-Persian to me.