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Old 11th June 2014, 09:33 PM   #1
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Here are a few pics of the two I have owned. The more complete hilt example is still in my possession
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Old 12th June 2014, 09:40 AM   #2
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Here are two from my collection.
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Very nice!
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Old 12th June 2014, 04:57 PM   #4
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I was studying the sunburst design in Sri Lankan work ... I refer to the sworls or sunburst activity in the lionesque maine or serpents gills (depending how you view it) at the throat of zoomorphic beast forming the hilt...See below.
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