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urbanspaceman · 24th July 2025, 08:37 PM

Hey Jim, are you watching? There's that fox again.
With reference to the history of this sword, I suspect this is a second generation grip. The cap and the peen are indicative of a previous antler grip as per tradition. Nicely done though. Can you tell what it is made of? The shell looks suspicious too. Could this be a complete re-hilting of the blade? Is it usual to see the talismanic numerals on hunting swords?

24th July 2025, 08:37 PM	#3
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 681	Fox Hey Jim, are you watching? There's that fox again. With reference to the history of this sword, I suspect this is a second generation grip. The cap and the peen are indicative of a previous antler grip as per tradition. Nicely done though. Can you tell what it is made of? The shell looks suspicious too. Could this be a complete re-hilting of the blade? Is it usual to see the talismanic numerals on hunting swords? Last edited by urbanspaceman; 24th July 2025 at 08:39 PM. Reason: second thoughts