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Gavin Nugent · 21st February 2011, 03:11 AM

Interesting piece, I found a similar one last October with an ivory hilt of a real gnarly shape in exactly the same style and form....My thoughts then were hunting cutlass be it for court dress or use, belonging to Turkish diplomats in European or other courts. They would make for a wonderful stand alone collection....perhaps this example for comparission will better help identify origins and use....

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Gav

21st February 2011, 03:11 AM	#5
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Interesting Interesting piece, I found a similar one last October with an ivory hilt of a real gnarly shape in exactly the same style and form....My thoughts then were hunting cutlass be it for court dress or use, belonging to Turkish diplomats in European or other courts. They would make for a wonderful stand alone collection....perhaps this example for comparission will better help identify origins and use.... Images below Gav Attached Images Last edited by freebooter; 21st February 2011 at 03:23 AM.