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Iain · 15th August 2011, 02:15 PM

Hi Tim,

I guess yours is probably a little later. The blade material also seems a little different? Is it steel or iron? The edge on my is very well forged, I've often wondered if in these smaller village oriented societies you see less harshly ground and sharpened edges because the chap that made it was around to fix it when you needed it. The presentation side and flat side on mine seems to echo a lot of work from these regions, including takouba where the guards almost invariably have a presentation face.

In terms of the tip, I think yours follows mine fairly closely - I don't have an acute tip, but a rounded tip as well. Although it's certainly a bit more pointy looking. But nothing like a Tebu sword for example.

I'll PM you about Prague. :-)

15th August 2011, 02:15 PM	#8
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	Hi Tim, I guess yours is probably a little later. The blade material also seems a little different? Is it steel or iron? The edge on my is very well forged, I've often wondered if in these smaller village oriented societies you see less harshly ground and sharpened edges because the chap that made it was around to fix it when you needed it. The presentation side and flat side on mine seems to echo a lot of work from these regions, including takouba where the guards almost invariably have a presentation face. In terms of the tip, I think yours follows mine fairly closely - I don't have an acute tip, but a rounded tip as well. Although it's certainly a bit more pointy looking. But nothing like a Tebu sword for example. I'll PM you about Prague. :-)