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Originally Posted by francantolin
Hello,
Thank you Kubur for your comments and links,
I hesitate to take all the pieces and transfer it on a kilij I have,
If I can get that price  ,
maybe I have piece enough for the the backside !!
Seriously, I find strange that this wonderful piece sold by Christies was ''just''made of gilt copper and not a massive silver scabbard, gold...
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You are maybe right, may be it is silver gilt for this sword...
About your joke, you probably noticed that only one side is decorated, always.