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Battara · 16th April 2016, 01:31 AM

Looks like the inscriptions were once gold inlaid.

Perhaps it's the lighting, but the blade either has lost its etch or it is more Indian wootz than Persian.

I love the condition of the hilt! Rare to have more than 95% of the koftgari!

16th April 2016, 01:31 AM	#2
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,257	Looks like the inscriptions were once gold inlaid. Perhaps it's the lighting, but the blade either has lost its etch or it is more Indian wootz than Persian. I love the condition of the hilt! Rare to have more than 95% of the koftgari!