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Battara · 14th April 2014, 11:38 PM

It would not shock me that this was a way to raise the value of the blade, since Chinese smiths may have been of greater value at one time.

It would be like "SOLINGEN" on Scottish broadswords.

14th April 2014, 11:38 PM	#17
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,257	It would not shock me that this was a way to raise the value of the blade, since Chinese smiths may have been of greater value at one time. It would be like "SOLINGEN" on Scottish broadswords.