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Post by eastman on Dec 26, 2023 21:40:48 GMT
Sorry, what do you mean by this? A hollow rivet? Shoot, autocorrect got me. Nagel is what I meant.
that's too bad, I wanted to see one with a bagel attached
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Post by thana357 on Jan 15, 2024 3:54:47 GMT
Outstanding review. I was about to get one with Midway USA birthday discount in December but it wasn’t available until 2 days after I placed order for something else , go figure, always a day late and a dollar short. I find the review mentioned of slightly curve blade not being authentic very interesting because I like the look of Cold steel one for aesthetic reason, it just look nicer with slightly curve blade.
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Post by Turok on Jan 15, 2024 7:58:37 GMT
Cold Steel did a very fine job at finally improving their talwar after about 3 attempts. They even had Shastar Vidya master, Nidar Singh Nihang, help get the distal taper right!
I also handled the first Chinese gim sword they made back in the 2000's with the red cord and bat guard. I really didn't like it and always remembered it as the "fat bat!" The current gim is a HUGE improvement.
Who knows give it some time and maybe they might learn from their mistakes!
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Post by randomnobody on Jan 15, 2024 18:36:34 GMT
... I find the review mentioned of slightly curve blade not being authentic very interesting because I like the look of Cold steel one for aesthetic reason, it just look nicer with slightly curve blade. It's an interesting aesthetic choice and I can see the appeal, but authentic examples almost all feature forward-curving/recurved spines and almost-straight edges. I've only seen a very small handful of antiques with any visible upsweep and those were attributed to India, so perhaps it's an India thing? Still not "correct" for the overarching type, though. Edit- Here's a phenomenal exception to the norm, for reference sake (yes this website is safe): www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=2764Heck, here's what's probably the greatest collection of this type available on the Internet: www.oriental-arms.co.il/search.php?q=Khyber
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Post by curiomansion on Feb 24, 2024 8:17:41 GMT
Excellent review znamcatWhat do you think is fair value for this piece? I think this piece is still on my list after your review but only on sale.
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