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This just finished, 30" long says the seller. Looks like a Persian klewang/machete that oddly brings the flyssa to mind with its thick straight blade.
Thoughts? Emanuel |
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The work/chiseling on the blade does look Qajari. The hilt slabs look like camel bone, and there are some signs of age/wear. However, I do not know what it is, other than I have strange, and a bit sceptical, feeling about the whole thing.
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This is one of thoose newly made repros you find on ebay for a couple of years by now.
Sorry to telling you that. |
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Hi Emanuel
![]() nothing looks right about this sword...besides the fact the handle slabs are longer than the tang and the rivets looks weak. The design of the blade looks 'bad' ......without a 'point' .... it is not a 'cut and thrust' and without a curved blade it is not a 'slasher' .....this is not a 'well thought out' or made weapon. What it is ...or where it is from I have no idea. Looking at the thickness of the spine and no apparent ground edge....the profile of the blade looks to be triangular with an edge that has a relatively wide angle ...more akin to chopping wood than cutting flesh ![]() Regards David |
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No worries, I didn't get anywhere close to it
![]() David, I agree about the chopping, this in fact looks like a sharp crowbar or some other piece of steel than a sword. One more thing, the oblique point looks like a lot of those anime swords on ebay ![]() |
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It looks like a pastry knife to me. Not all knives are weapons
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Some large pastry though.
Since this is up here, I might as well ask, are there any straight single-edged Persian swords besides the qaddara? |
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Looks about the right length for what I have seen in the commercial pastry shops, but it is just a suggestion
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Thats funny Ward, I just pulled this thread up and my first thoughts were a cake knife.....scrolled down, and Bingo! Best, Jim |
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Circimcision knife for an Iranian with an oversized ego.
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