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|  8th March 2012, 08:33 AM | #1 | 
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			Sorry, I meant the cuts on the back of the blade. Three on the upper knife, seven on the lower one, and as I mentioned, there are knives with only two etc.
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|  8th March 2012, 09:03 AM | #2 | 
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			SE asian dhas can have those too. kinda like a signature mark to ID the bladesmith.
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|  8th March 2012, 03:44 PM | #3 | 
| Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 
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			These marks seem to be put at the transition point of the spine from flat to rounded . Possibly they are simply decorative ?  I know, killjoy .....   | 
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