Ariel:I thought there was some resemblance to the black sea yataghan,Im glad that you backed that up for me,thanks{now if I can just find a blck sea yat to go with it

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erlikhan:which one are you talking about,the one with fullers?or the one with the bone?Im getting confused now that it seems they are both Turkish.
Thanks Ian and Tom this is turning out to be a very helpful thread and I appreciate everyones comments.{Ian Ill have to ask Mike about that,I dont recall seeing that book but knowing Mike it may very well be stashed away somewhere,like most of us he has to dig through swords and knives to find his books

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