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Old 4th October 2006, 08:27 PM   #9
ariel
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Originally Posted by Nick Wardigo
Just to soften a bit of what Ariel said (his cry of, "CHINA-A-A!!!!"), I would like to emphasize that many very good, well-forged weapons have come from China. And a few Chinese pieces rival the best pieces from any other nation in the world. Having said that, this particular sword is not one of them.
Sorry for the telegraphic style: of course, my comment referred to contemporary junk manufactured in China and sold on e-bay as " Russian yatagan", " Tibetan Tulwar" and "Housecarl sword with cuprum vagina".
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