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Old 7th July 2014, 11:14 PM   #1
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I would guess that the wootz blade on this kaskara comes from Persia: a ( much) better-than-average Qajar "Revival sword".
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Old 8th July 2014, 07:50 AM   #2
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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.
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