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Old 13th August 2005, 08:32 PM   #1
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Default Chinese/Japanese yataghan?

Does anyone have an idea about why all chinese fakers on ebay name their Japanese sabers as "yataghan"??

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Old 14th August 2005, 03:51 AM   #2
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Not entirely true: half of them call their monstrosities "tulwar"
I'd rather have them adopted the moniker "kris", but I guess some of our fellow Forumites pay them danegeld to insult somebody else's favourite weapons.
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Old 14th August 2005, 05:38 AM   #3
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I have wondered the same thing.
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