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Old 1st November 2005, 03:53 AM   #1
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Default Afghani Khyber swords : are there 2 varieties?
I meant to ask this question quite some time ago but forgot. Now is the time .
Compare these two Khybers:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

and

http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-AFGHAN-KHYBE...QQcmdZViewItem

Everything is the same but the handles, especially the pommels.
Are we seeing 2 different traditions?
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