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2nd January 2020, 10:40 PM
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I do not think there is anything wrong with the blade being a little off the axis. Mine is the same. It's just the design. The filigree work is superb. Decorations for shields, swords and scabbards were made by silversmiths and the design is the same one finds in Eritrean/Ethiopian jewellery. And yes, most of these smiths were from Yemen and in many cases (I believe) these pieces were actually made in Yemen and imported as a finished product. I am posting just samples of these decorations. Two are from sword hilts (though they have been washed in gold). One is the "spur" of a sword scabbard (pointing upwards) and the last picture is of two sliders of a belt.
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3rd January 2020, 06:33 AM
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Location: Czech Republic
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Some examples are here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=21715 |
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4th January 2020, 02:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
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This thread has been most enlightening.
Many thanks to you all! 
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