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Old 11th August 2007, 04:24 AM   #12
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Default 16th century swords

The technique used to inlay the gold on the 16th century swords posted above are unknown to me,

The first kilij posted on this thread has a form of channel cut inlay used to make the inscriptions. The blade has the appearance of a raised section cartouche by chiseling away steel and a sharper curve to its blade when compared with Sultan Suleymans kilij.


One thing to take note of is the 16th century swords above have animal skin wrapped over the handle.

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