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8th September 2006, 07:45 PM
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Well, I am a very narrow specialist, so I see caucasian things everywhere I look
 . I would say that the guard has interesting floral motiff, probably persian(?) inspired that was quite popular in Georgia, but I guess can just as well be found in other countries that bourdered Persia (arabia). But I don't know, some gut feeling tells me it is not Arabia, and not Dagestan/Georgia, but something in between, I would strongly suspect may be Azerbaijan or something Ottoman(?).P.S. Did you try to apply the new "dressed to kill" theory ? I mean, you should not have any problems "to sundry unsolved problems in weapons research" with it. |
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8th September 2006, 07:56 PM
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As to the new theory....No, I did not, but some of my patients applied it generously and liberally and told me that "Preparation H" was better. 
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8th September 2006, 08:49 PM
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8th September 2006, 08:51 PM
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On a more serious note ...
The blade of this sword reminds me a lot of the 1796 British Light Cavalry Sabre, or one of its many imitations. The last few inches have obviously been reworked and shortened.
Ian. Picture of 1796 British Light Cavalry Sabre  Also another example of the pattern here: http://www.antiqueswords.com/blcs14.htm Last edited by Ian; 8th September 2006 at 09:44 PM. Reason: added picture and link |
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