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					Originally Posted by ariel
					
				 I would guess that the wootz blade on this kaskara comes from Persia: a  ( much) better-than-average Qajar "Revival sword". | 
	
 Indeed, if you see the 4th post in this thread (
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.p...58&postcount=4) I posted the translation of the cartouche which seems to confirm this.