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Old 20th November 2011, 07:05 PM   #1
colin henshaw
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The metal wrapping to the sword handle is a bit similar in concept to that on this club I previously posted. There is a club with the same shape in the Pitt- Rivers Museum, described as from Palestine.
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Old 21st November 2011, 09:32 AM   #2
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Yes, very nice Sinai/Negev Bedouin saber. The black gum is a fixing resin used by most arab artisans for mounting blades, I believe it is terebinth mixed with other minerals.
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Old 21st November 2011, 03:39 PM   #3
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...a similar blade here mounted on an Indian hilt.
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