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M.carter · 13th May 2006, 07:40 PM

I guess there was a much larger sword production centre in Damascus than presumed by many, many people.

I would really like to know if there was a sword industry in Egypt as well, being so culturally similar to Syria, and under Ottoman control as well. I would like to see a kilic 100% assured to be of Egyptian manufacture. Or even one of iraqi manufacture.

Continuously seeing kilics like this one, turning out to be Syrian rather than Turkish (of course turkish style), makes me wonder if indeed most of these items labeled turkish are indeed of turkish manufacture.....

13th May 2006, 07:40 PM	#15
M.carter Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 176	I guess there was a much larger sword production centre in Damascus than presumed by many, many people. I would really like to know if there was a sword industry in Egypt as well, being so culturally similar to Syria, and under Ottoman control as well. I would like to see a kilic 100% assured to be of Egyptian manufacture. Or even one of iraqi manufacture. Continuously seeing kilics like this one, turning out to be Syrian rather than Turkish (of course turkish style), makes me wonder if indeed most of these items labeled turkish are indeed of turkish manufacture.....