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Originally Posted by ward
I think it reads work of Kalb Ali but Dom could say for sure.
Arabic language but could be Persia India or Turk
Guard looks messed with like somebody took a belt grinder to it
Ward
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Hi Ward,
Thanks, hopefully Dom will take a look.
LOL! Who's Kalb Ali?
There's no grinder marks on tha guard, I've seen several similar swords with one langet only which is why I wonderd if they were routinely removed or if these were made asymetric. The guard is thin metal and 'filled' like Tulwars are.
The patination on the side of the missing langet is not suggestive of that area having been subject to different enviromental conditions (as the other side is filled to the end).
Cheers
Gene