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Originally Posted by Tim Simmons
This picture shows why at first thought I Afghanistan. I cannot enlarge it any more as it breaks up more. The row of triangle at the forte and bolster have some similarity to Afghan and North Indian work.
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Yup, that was my thoughts too Tim.
I thought initially it might be as far west as eastern Europe but in the end the metalwork made me think it must be Afghan or a closely related 'stan' (as Jim says).
In any event I think you got a bargain and I think it just goes to show that if an item ends at an inconvienient time of day then a lot of potential buyers will miss it and a bargain can be had!
Well done!
I also think a close inspection and possible etching of the blade would be a good idea and I'm expecting a whole thread full of bragging pictures when it arrives
