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Originally Posted by kai
I'm fairly sure the small one is older - I don't think it's younger than middle of the 19th century...
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I agree Kai.
There are numerous thoughts about the inspiration for these swords, personally I lean to the 18th century Ottoman Pala.
Below is one of mine, I lean towards the first half of the 19th century...its small but an absolute brute in the hand.
Gavin