Can anyone help me with this sword?

ariel · 30th December 2011, 07:34 PM

IMHO, this is a very, very, very new touristy imitation of something pretending to be caucasian. The form of the blade is wrong, the construction and the decoration of the handle are wrong and cheap ( stamped).
There is a whole industry in economically strapped Georgia aimed at producing mass quantities of this stuff for the unsuspecting russian and western markets. Often the prices are outrageous and this serves as yet another honey trap: if THIS one costs 10 times THAT one, it must be old and rare.

Recently, the prices for caucasian weapons went down. It is possible to buy something less shiny, but old and authentic, and for a very reasonable price. Just watch for the fakes ( some are composition pieces, some are decent replicas, some are just equivalents of the chinese "rare and famous sword of military commander in rosewood vagina".

Sorry for the honest opinion.

30th December 2011, 07:34 PM	#6
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	IMHO, this is a very, very, very new touristy imitation of something pretending to be caucasian. The form of the blade is wrong, the construction and the decoration of the handle are wrong and cheap ( stamped). There is a whole industry in economically strapped Georgia aimed at producing mass quantities of this stuff for the unsuspecting russian and western markets. Often the prices are outrageous and this serves as yet another honey trap: if THIS one costs 10 times THAT one, it must be old and rare. Recently, the prices for caucasian weapons went down. It is possible to buy something less shiny, but old and authentic, and for a very reasonable price. Just watch for the fakes ( some are composition pieces, some are decent replicas, some are just equivalents of the chinese "rare and famous sword of military commander in rosewood vagina". Sorry for the honest opinion.