rats, was watching & gonna bid on those, my system crashed, just got it back a few min. ago.would have liked the ethiopian sabre, not sure about the straight sword tho. good price for the pair! ah, well, now i can increase my bid on the next one
nice snag katana.
p.s. - it does look like there was a protrusion on the guard and a corresponding one on the pommel of the straight sword that could have once been a knuckle guard, now removed and well rounded over.