Interesting swords.

ariel · 19th April 2006, 07:15 PM

These two just ended. They were labelled Ottoman, 19th century.
IMHO, they are modern Indian/Pakistani.
That aside, look at the decoration of the blades: doesn't it strike you as remarkably similar and mechanically-made?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1
and
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

being a techological naif, I just want to know, whether such process is possible and whether you are aware in it's use in blademaking?

19th April 2006, 07:15 PM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Interesting swords. These two just ended. They were labelled Ottoman, 19th century. IMHO, they are modern Indian/Pakistani. That aside, look at the decoration of the blades: doesn't it strike you as remarkably similar and mechanically-made? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 and http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 being a techological naif, I just want to know, whether such process is possible and whether you are aware in it's use in blademaking?