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26th December 2008, 05:57 PM
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The blade shows a chevron pattern. Could be Indian and not Iranian? You really should try and resize (make them smaller) your pics before posting them so they can be viewed more easily.
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26th December 2008, 06:25 PM
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Welded or etched ?
 On picture size; the optimal size is 1024X768 . That will eliminate having to scroll . 
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26th December 2008, 07:38 PM
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Seems etched to me there are irregular lines on the areas where the welds would be. Lew |
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26th December 2008, 07:48 PM
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Lew do you think that this is a 19th century knife or would you say it looks newer
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26th December 2008, 09:31 PM
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The goldwork is in very good condition .
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27th December 2008, 02:21 AM
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most of it is except the ones on the very back of the handle are worn
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27th December 2008, 05:11 PM
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27th December 2008, 06:29 PM
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I think it is a composite: the blade is older and the chevron pattern presupposes some wootz segments ( absolutely needs to be etched). This, AFAIK, ws done by welding, and the irregular lines suggest a second rate job: the smith could not keep the welds linear. Nevertheless, chevrons are attractive. The handle and the decoration are newer, IMHO. I would not be surprised if they were quite recent, from India or Syria: they have well-oiled "restoring" operations there.
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27th December 2008, 07:03 PM
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27th December 2008, 07:58 PM
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Test
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27th December 2008, 07:59 PM
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Must be the laptop .
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27th December 2008, 08:23 PM
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27th December 2008, 10:51 PM
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Tony, i have sent you a PM.
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