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Old 29th July 2014, 08:48 PM   #1
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Fantastic piece, nice find.
That type wootz typical for N. India. Koftgari hard to see but looks
like Rajasthan motif. Overall length?
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Old 29th July 2014, 09:00 PM   #2
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Thanks Ward ,

Rajasthan, interesting.mmm {I know nothing about kofgari, its 4 petal flowers & small foliage?} Ill try for better pics tomorrow.

Overall length is 20 7/8ths inches.

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Old 29th July 2014, 09:19 PM   #3
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Lovely khukri Spiral!!

Here is an old thread with a number of similar beauties: Excellent kukri with, dare I say, a wootz blade.

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Old 29th July 2014, 09:22 PM   #4
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Stunning Spiral, the stuff of dreams! Congratulations!
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Old 29th July 2014, 09:33 PM   #5
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Stunning Spiral, the stuff of dreams! Congratulations!
Thanks Russel!

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Lovely khukri Spiral!!

Here is an old thread with a number of similar beauties: Excellent kukri with, dare I say, a wootz blade.

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Thanks Emmanuel, yep found that when researching, while waiting for it to arrive... The one Artzi shows is the same one. Cant see it listed on his website though.

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Old 29th July 2014, 11:20 PM   #6
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Congratulations! Been looking for one myself, but alas never had the cash flow at the right time.
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Old 30th July 2014, 02:32 AM   #7
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Just uploaded the pictures directly to this site so that the pictures will be saved for posterity.
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Old 30th July 2014, 06:50 AM   #8
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pms sent.

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Old 30th July 2014, 06:48 AM   #9
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Congratulations! Been looking for one myself, but alas never had the cash flow at the right time.
Luckily it was an absolute bargain!

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