Bill,
Very nice, you have an excellent eye. I can see what you were saying about the inlays. I have to agree, the handle looks out-of-place. As I understand the Moro's, the handle and scabbard where the outward signs of rank. Many of the pictures in Cato's book bear that out. Which is why I was hoping the other thread with the inlay discussion would have went somewhere. The inlays and the twisted core blades seem to throw some cold water on the handle and scabbard being the signifiers of rank. Obviously some Moro's did go all out on the blades. It seems the inlay and twisted core would be a intresting area of study.
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