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Originally Posted by freebooter
A ponerdous piece, something I recently saw for sale....did you buy it?
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It was in one of the US auctions recently. I didn't bid on it, just saved the photos. It was mislabeled as a European 18th century sword.
Indeed, Jim! Stylistically, I think it's right out of 16th c. North Italian/Venetian vernacular.