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Old 31st December 2015, 03:43 AM   #1
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SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HANDLE DESERVES A GOOD ANTIQUE BLADE IF POSSIBLE. IF SUCH A WORTHY BLADE CAN BE FOUND REMOUNT BUT I WOULD NOT PUT IN A MODERN MADE BLADE. JUST MY OPINION. I WISH YOU LUCK
THE DESIGN DOES REMIND ME OF THE SWORDS FROM CEYLON (SIRI LANKA)
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Old 31st December 2015, 04:14 AM   #2
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I agree totally!

What a great hilt!
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Old 31st December 2015, 05:46 AM   #3
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Thank you, guys!

My better half ain't gonna be happy : wootz blades do not come cheap:-)

On the other hand, none of the Elgood's swords comes with a wootz blade.

And I think Vandoo is right : Singhalese or Tamil.
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Old 31st December 2015, 11:37 AM   #4
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THATS A YALI.HALF LION HALF COW,MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURE,ASSUME ITS FROM MYSORE OR TANJORE ,CHEERS
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Old 31st December 2015, 08:30 PM   #5
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I think this is Makara.
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Old 1st January 2016, 12:29 AM   #6
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Yes I see 2 makaras on it.
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Old 1st January 2016, 10:09 AM   #7
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Congrats on a real nice hilt...its one of the nicest things I have seen in these pages in quite a while!

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