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			Here is mine. 
		
		
		
			North Indian, 19th century, wootz blade with ivory grips and high relief koftgari on the spine.  | 
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			One more rivet, and it would suddenly claim that it  spent all its life under the  Emir of Bukhara's  belt:-)
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Nice one, and the "Koftgari" looks a damn sight thicker than the fugitive foil we usually see.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Karud. India. 19th century
		 
		
		
		
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