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3rd May 2018, 02:05 PM
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I hear you, guys.
But then p.198 in Elgood vol.1: virtually identical one unhesitantly attributed to Europe. Can we reliably distinguish genuine European multifullered trade blades from their Indian copies? Other than in cases of obvious European inscriptions? |
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3rd May 2018, 04:48 PM
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Must certainly not from pictures, and even if you have the blade in the hand, I doubt that you can be certain, as some of the Indian smiths were very good when it came to copying blades.
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3rd May 2018, 06:34 PM
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Well, let me add that the sword that I posted has a Caucasian blade with an inscription of Tippu Sultan from Mysore.
What a complicated story... 
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5th May 2018, 02:50 AM
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You must be joking:-)
Any real evidence? |
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5th May 2018, 08:16 AM
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Quote:
Its good enough to me!
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