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					Originally Posted by Maurice
					
				 Ian, how thick is the spine at the base of the blade?
 Kind regards,
 Maurice
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 Hi Maurice,
As noted above: "The blade is well forged and straight, with a thickness of 7.5 mm just  in front of the hilt and tapering smoothly to 3.0 mm where the spine  turns down towards the cutting edge and the blade has a maximum width of  4.5 cm."
Ian.