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Old 6th May 2009, 10:10 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by KuKulzA28
those are very beautiful Badiks.

Were the pretty ones used by wealthier individuals, or simply worn by wealthier individuals during formal events?
I think it's the same like today, the wealthier persons drive expensive cars and the poor ones cheap cars!
When I look to the one with ivory handle (from hippotamus), it have a well used patination. So my guess is that it have been a dagger for every day from a rich man. In down from the sheat it is dated: 16.8.38. Maybe from 1838 or 1938, who know's?
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