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Mefidk · 15th May 2009, 05:44 PM

Hi folks, I hoped someone might be able to shed a little light on this piece?

This is one of three mystery (to me) pieces that I picked up in an auction lot a year or so ago. The grip is an old replacement with an old makeshift repair. The blade is 70cm long, overall lenght 84cm. The light and flexible blade has one large shallow fuller, is 32.6mm wide along most of its length and 3.3mm wide at the back at the base, terminating in a kilij tip. The guard looks to me like it might be Persian, and from the shape of the grip I wondered if the sword was of Persian origin, but I'm not at all convinced that the guard fits well with the rest of the hilt.

Thanks in advance for the help,
Chris

15th May 2009, 05:44 PM	#1
Mefidk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Denmark Posts: 157	Help with sword ID Hi folks, I hoped someone might be able to shed a little light on this piece? This is one of three mystery (to me) pieces that I picked up in an auction lot a year or so ago. The grip is an old replacement with an old makeshift repair. The blade is 70cm long, overall lenght 84cm. The light and flexible blade has one large shallow fuller, is 32.6mm wide along most of its length and 3.3mm wide at the back at the base, terminating in a kilij tip. The guard looks to me like it might be Persian, and from the shape of the grip I wondered if the sword was of Persian origin, but I'm not at all convinced that the guard fits well with the rest of the hilt. Thanks in advance for the help, Chris Attached Images