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Old 10th March 2006, 04:39 AM   #1
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Hi Stephen,
Yes, thats exactly the mark!
Wow! very nice Khyber!!

All the best,
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P.S. I think Rick will agree, you should now get a copy of "The Great Game" by Peter Hopkirk...this will give you incredible insight and fascinating history of the volatile regions from which these swords came.
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Old 10th March 2006, 03:11 PM   #2
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Jim and Stephen thank you both for your fine input gentlemen .

I find the standard model to be a fairly cumbersome weapon ; but perhaps that is just me .

Stephen , might I ask if the quillon on either of your examples carries this mark ; and would anyone here have any insight into its meaning ?

I would also suggest Ben Macintyre's fine book
*THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING ; The First American In Afghanistan*
for another view of the area and place in time .
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Old 10th March 2006, 11:58 PM   #3
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Jim and Stephen thank you both for your fine input gentlemen .

I find the standard model to be a fairly cumbersome weapon ; but perhaps that is just me .

Stephen , might I ask if the quillon on either of your examples carries this mark ; and would anyone here have any insight into its meaning ?

I would also suggest Ben Macintyre's fine book
*THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING ; The First American In Afghanistan*
for another view of the area and place in time .
Yes Rick! Mine does have the same mark on the quillon. I would have never noticed it, as it was under a layer of patina I hadn't cleaned. Very interesting, but I haven't a clue as to what it means. Looks a little like a date purhaps. I hope someone out there will know.
Thank you for the book suggestions. I will look for them. Yes, the standard model is a little unwieldy and short, certainly compared with the private purchase one. Purhaps meant for hacking in close quarters. I surmise that at this period in history the fire arm had become the important weapon and the sword secondary.
Here is a photo of the mark on my sword, a little off center compared with yours Rick.
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