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Is this a siraui?

29th December 2017, 06:55 PM

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Sajen

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Quote:

Originally Posted by kai

BTW, I don't think this really is an accident or missing skill of the carver - most likely these are lesser examples made to a budget while the largest horns or best pieces were reserved for VIPs...

Sounds like a very likely reason. The kalasan is an average example, eyes from bullen-nails are the only metal adornments but with a good blade.

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Detlef

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