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tom hyle · 18th June 2011, 11:29 AM

BTW, tang thicker than blade, sometimes 3 or 4 times as thick is pretty common on African swords; pretty common on takouba in my experience. It's a good thing.

18th June 2011, 11:29 AM	#10
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	BTW, tang thicker than blade, sometimes 3 or 4 times as thick is pretty common on African swords; pretty common on takouba in my experience. It's a good thing.