5th June 2012, 08:49 PM
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Location: The Sharp end
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Originally Posted by RSWORD
Well, I for one am very please to see the price it obtained particularly since I have an example with very similar hilt.  Here is my example. Near identical in overall shape with differing koftgari motifs. I would place both examples in the 18th century and offer that it is a fairly rare handle style and would be of academic interest to the advanced and serious collectors. |
Lovely sword Rick.
One of Tipu's knights? 
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