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Old 26th June 2012, 04:15 PM   #21
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by Iain
Could be done by grinding at a later date. But I kind of doubt it as that would affect the temper. I think its more likely the fullers are original.

Five fullered blades are known on takouba as well. Don't have access to all my notes at the moment but will have to see what I can dig up on that later.

Cheers,

Iain


Thank you for that note Iain, I am inclined to agree. I have had a hard enough time trying to grasp cold stamping of marks let alone putting in features I thought were only accomplished at original forging. I think there was something about the five fuller blades along with the note on the three channeled in Briggs perhaps, along with the other notes on 'masri' perhaps as well which were in Rodd.

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Jim
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