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Old 20th July 2024, 06:07 PM   #5
Norman McCormick
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There these hilts were also mounted on tribal 'Khyber knife' blades for forces of the local levees who were attached to the British army .

Hi Jim,
This one of mine I would suggest falls into the above category. As you will notice it also has a totally pointless scabbard drag to further mimic European sword construction of the period.
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Norman.
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