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Old 30th October 2012, 12:57 PM   #1
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can you give me the origin of this sword, I think Hungarian?

It is 98 cm long, the blade 86 cm

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Old 30th October 2012, 01:03 PM   #2
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the front frame is not part of this sabre
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Old 31st October 2012, 10:37 AM   #3
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Very interesting. The form is Syrian/Badawi but the work is not typical and intriguing. I have a Badawi saber with an old blade refurbished in contemporary improvised fittings, with a similar green velvet sheath, but the work is plain, not to say crude.
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Old 31st October 2012, 01:54 PM   #4
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Yep, this is an interesting piece. It does look like the Syrian saif but there is something off (very) with it.. I dont know, it could be as Broadaxe says?

Things does get rehilted often in Syria and KSA.. so its all possible.
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Old 31st October 2012, 03:00 PM   #5
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the person who sold it to me told me that it would be Hungarian !!!!
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Old 31st October 2012, 03:05 PM   #6
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the person who sold it to me told me that it would be Hungarian !!!!
Well its possible. I am not knowledgable with East European arms but I always thought Hungarians had swords similar to Ottoman and sometimes Syrian stuff?
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