Kilij

[erlikhan]

I copied the number of the same auction and came here to paste it opening a new thread but I see Ariel has moved earlier. So,if this price is the current market average for Turkish swords, I must start fiest because I can count myself as a ultra superb arms investor proven to increase my wealth twice ,triple in a very short time comparing the prices which I have bought similar items . But I know it is not like that most of the time. Very lucky seller. He at the moment must be suspecting of somebody making him a joke after the unbelievable winning bid. It is even not a "Pala" blade , a Turkish shamshir of classical 19th c. 1st half mountings,and no sign of a clear damascus pattern on the blade. Plus real fighting swords don't come with silver guards as the material is very weak. Even the richest ones have brass guards, which sometimes are silver plated. I have seen often that silver guard is not accepted as a plus but a minus among serious collectors.