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			Welcome to the forum, Peter   
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  .It could be that those marks pretend to resemble the real thing (German ?) but they would not be authentic. I sincerely hope i am wrong, though  . Let's hear what other members have to say. In the meantime, could you post pictures of the whole sword and hilt in different angles ... and a little larger ?  | 
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