I cannot recall another example of such a uniformly-negative opinion on this rather polite and placid Forum! 
 
 BTW, Lew, on the 3 from above pic you posted, the lowest khyber ( the one with  virtually no pommel, -  do you have any idea how old it was? I have a suspicion that such pommel-less handles are seen on really old ones. Here is the opportunity to verify my hypothesis:-)
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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