Nice takouba with 16th century blade

[Iain]

Originally Posted by David R

Would you consider this type of blade to be a European blade of that age without the marks.
I have one such that arrived dismounted and trashed without even a tang, but otherwise, bar the marks, exactly the same......

Depending on the geometry and steel quality it would certainly be a possibility. These older blades generally have a very gentle lenticular cross section after the fuller, newer ones new seem to be less smooth.

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