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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
The device on the blade, while mindful of Ottoman tughra, appears to be intended in that sense, but not following typical convention.
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Really, I'm not sure about that. It's typical to me.
I don't know how you can say that...
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
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it reminds me of instances of 'trophy' blades mounted in their cultural sphere.
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Finally one point where we agree
This kind of sword has very often trophy blades, very often from Caucasian shashka or others
