30th December 2006, 05:33 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Virginia
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Originally Posted by ariel
We all see these "Russian" swords coming from China on e-bay. The markings are ridiculous.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...0772&rd=1&rd=1
This one ( just ended) is a somewhat different beast: the markings are still full of errors, strange symbols, misspellings etc. However, the Zlatoust stamp is much closer to the original. It is a fake, no doubt, but the level of sophistication is improving markedly.
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Thanks for the heads up. I would love to oneday own some russian swords. this is a shame as usual
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