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8th March 2012, 05:13 AM
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Strange marks on Bosnian bichaqs
I always wanted to know the meaning of these
I`ve noticed that the number of the cuts often differs. Sometimes there are four, two etc. Does anybody know the meaning? Last edited by Lew; 8th March 2012 at 06:54 AM. Reason: No hot linking allowed. |
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8th March 2012, 06:18 AM
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I've added the pictures from your link.
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8th March 2012, 06:55 AM
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What marks are we talking about here?
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8th March 2012, 09:33 AM
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Sorry, I meant the cuts on the back of the blade. Three on the upper knife, seven on the lower one, and as I mentioned, there are knives with only two etc.
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8th March 2012, 10:03 AM
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SE asian dhas can have those too. kinda like a signature mark to ID the bladesmith.
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8th March 2012, 04:44 PM
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These marks seem to be put at the transition point of the spine from flat to rounded .
Possibly they are simply decorative ?  I know, killjoy ..... 
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