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BBJW · 20th August 2007, 05:56 PM

IMHO the blade was broken at some point and redone. I have some European swords in my collection that either been period shortened or broken and then saw naval usage. This piece was obviously too nice to be discarded or given to a child.

bbjw

20th August 2007, 05:56 PM	#14
BBJW Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Idaho, USA Posts: 228	Broken IMHO the blade was broken at some point and redone. I have some European swords in my collection that either been period shortened or broken and then saw naval usage. This piece was obviously too nice to be discarded or given to a child. bbjw