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DaveA · 9th November 2007, 04:40 AM

I have heard of this unusual knife before and was intrigued to see one on eBay, enough so to bid modestly. Reading this thread I am pleased with losing. But I wonder, if it is tourist junk (and I have no reason not to believe our esteemed forum colleagues) then how come we have not seen more of them on eBay? One good heuristic I use to spot fakes (not being an expert) is to note how many of the items (reasonably similar items) appear in any given month or so on eBay. This is the only zulfikar I've noted in several years of collecting. Given that this went for so much money, there is clearly a demand, even for junk!

9th November 2007, 04:40 AM	#8
DaveA Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 413	Happy that I lost the auction! I have heard of this unusual knife before and was intrigued to see one on eBay, enough so to bid modestly. Reading this thread I am pleased with losing. But I wonder, if it is tourist junk (and I have no reason not to believe our esteemed forum colleagues) then how come we have not seen more of them on eBay? One good heuristic I use to spot fakes (not being an expert) is to note how many of the items (reasonably similar items) appear in any given month or so on eBay. This is the only zulfikar I've noted in several years of collecting. Given that this went for so much money, there is clearly a demand, even for junk!