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Hi,
Can you help me to evaluate how old is that blade and what is the origin? I suspect persian blade from minimum XVIII.. but maybe XVII.. Hilt is missing but might be ineresting.. anatomical shape rather than classic one. |
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#2 |
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Hello qusko
IMHO this is a Hungarian-Polish karabela Regards, Yuri |
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The guard is Persian, and there were Persian trade blades with fullers. After cleaning the blade, are there any markings?
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Thank you for your comments.
Unfortunately blade has no markings. Indeed it is similar to persian trade blades, might be older. I have attached few Pictures, where similar blade, or hilt shape were used. In some other articles I read it might be Zand era blade. In polish karabela there were foreign blade used,but seems it is not the case of this sabre. |
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Hello,
I am of the opinion this is NOT a Persian but an European trade blade. I base my opinion on the configuration of the blade like the shape of the edge and the fullers. Yes, the cross-guard appears to be Persian but this is the ONLY Persian feature I can distinguish in this example. PS: In my opinion, the blade in the photo below is also an European (probably Solingen) trade blade. |
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Several examples of carabela handles and crosspieces |
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Hi,
Here is an identified Persian trade blade of mine for comparison. Hope this is of some use. Regards, Norman. |
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