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Old 9th May 2005, 12:00 AM   #2
tom hyle
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Dang, it Conogre, you know we want to see more blade Interesting. The work does not look worn, and the jewels seem newish for some reason; lack of wear to the bezels etc? the triple pommel spike thingy reminds of billao, and the square pommel/nut is seen on Swahili(?) swords? The overlay reminds of Tuareg blades......the metalwork reminds of Spanish, perhaps not surprisingly, and it reminds of layered leather work. The ends on the metalwork seem to be bound with cast (?) rings? We have seen another giant-pommel khoumiya, but with an ordinary sized blade, I think.....The one that's above the biggie in the group shot seems similar to one I have; what thoughts on it?
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