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broadaxe · 9th February 2009, 04:34 PM

The entire hilt including the thumb ring is very close to a Polish hilt of the 17th century.
Fitting Turkish blades into Polish & Magyar sabers was not uncommon; similar blades of European manufacture do also exist.

9th February 2009, 04:34 PM	#11
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	The entire hilt including the thumb ring is very close to a Polish hilt of the 17th century. Fitting Turkish blades into Polish & Magyar sabers was not uncommon; similar blades of European manufacture do also exist.