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Old 1st March 2005, 01:28 PM   #12
tom hyle
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khoumiya pommels strike me as being related to ancient and medieval "eared" daggers and swords.
Examining the dents on the handle will tell you the material is a thin sheet backed with something mushable (pitch? soft wood?), and that it is a harder metal than pewter, which would likely be quite scarred from whatever caused such dents.
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