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Old 25th August 2008, 08:30 AM   #1
chevalier
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Default "tears of the wounded" swords...

im referring to swords with small metal balls or beads that roll back and forth in their fullers. they seem to be widespread in asia as ive seen examples from persia, china and india. they where called "tears of the wounded" in india and i forgot what they where called in china. i still have no idea what the purpose of the beads/balls serve.............
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