Just ended. 21st century Ottoman pala :)

ThePepperSkull · 13th February 2010, 09:10 PM

Are blades of this quality being made nowadays in istanbul as well?

I wasn't aware that blademaking of this calibre was still being produced in the area (but admittedly I'm no expert on the regions or its arms).

This revelation is very good news.

ariel · 14th February 2010, 12:08 AM

What is so good about it?
Another den of thieves is open for business? This stuff is not sold as "modern replicas", they are selling it as the "real deal". Forgery, pure and simple.

Battara · 14th February 2010, 01:03 AM

Same thing is happening in China - they are getting better at forging replica WWII Japanese swords. Becoming harder and harder to distinguish between the fakes and the real thing.

13th February 2010, 09:10 PM	#1
ThePepperSkull Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 338	Are blades of this quality being made nowadays in istanbul as well? I wasn't aware that blademaking of this calibre was still being produced in the area (but admittedly I'm no expert on the regions or its arms). This revelation is very good news.

14th February 2010, 12:08 AM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	What is so good about it? Another den of thieves is open for business? This stuff is not sold as "modern replicas", they are selling it as the "real deal". Forgery, pure and simple.

14th February 2010, 01:03 AM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Same thing is happening in China - they are getting better at forging replica WWII Japanese swords. Becoming harder and harder to distinguish between the fakes and the real thing.