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10th March 2022, 06:41 PM
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I can see the crack now. I'll agree its grip is just decorative. A more functional & traditional Turkish kilij style hilt would look better to me, even in silver, but opinions of beauty are in the eye of the beholder. Somebody liked it...
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11th March 2022, 01:46 PM
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Sabre arrived this morning.
650 grams ex. scabbard. 26 in. blade, 5in. wood grip, peened tang. Was stuck in scabbard, had fun getting it out. Cleaned with a ss brush a bit. Definitely a lion one side, might be a rather worn head on the other, Amharic lettering. Service sharp too Photos: Some HDR |
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11th March 2022, 01:47 PM
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12th March 2022, 05:20 PM
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Just had a thought, so I got out my Mandinka sword. It's almost the same length as the eritean/ethiopian sword, slightly lighter, straighter with a substantially thinner guard, an a bit more decorated.
Convergent evolution, or just copying the bellicose Europeans? 
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