25th September 2019, 07:12 PM | #11 |
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Charles,
Alternatively, it was a shamshir to start with, with replaced handle and suspension rings put upside down. This can explain the slit on the throat in a "wrong" i.e. reverse location. This was very unusual, if not unseen, on pseudo-shashkas, but necessary for highly curved shamshirs. |
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