Opinion on Sold Ebay Shamshir

ALEX · 26th January 2006, 12:33 PM

This was sold on Ebay last week (Item 6593980441):

http://cgi.ebay.com/TURKISH-OTTOMAN-...QQcmdZViewItem

I have very similar sword (no point to post pictures since it's almost a copy) BUT:

- The scabbard on mine (and I know for fact) is NEW - made about a year ago. I've heard it has been reproduced based on some catalog picture of an old Syrian style of scabbard (Have you heard/seen those?)
- How about the statement - the blade is the original black damascus steel ( about 300 years old ) ? Any comments based on a pattern?
- IMHO, it's kind of short????

26th January 2006, 12:33 PM	#1
ALEX Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 936	Opinion on Sold Ebay Shamshir This was sold on Ebay last week (Item 6593980441): http://cgi.ebay.com/TURKISH-OTTOMAN-...QQcmdZViewItem I have very similar sword (no point to post pictures since it's almost a copy) BUT: - The scabbard on mine (and I know for fact) is NEW - made about a year ago. I've heard it has been reproduced based on some catalog picture of an old Syrian style of scabbard (Have you heard/seen those?) - How about the statement - the blade is the original black damascus steel ( about 300 years old ) ? Any comments based on a pattern? - IMHO, it's kind of short????