31st May 2006, 07:39 AM | #1 |
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Interesting cutlass on ebay
I was intrigued by this sword. At the first sight looks a wonderfull 17th century cutlass, BUT on a closer look gave me too much doubts for bidding on it.
6632664016 Firstly the guard, looks damn silver , however to shiny compared to the rest of the sword. Looks like just one of thoose 19th century english dishes. Definetly not a victorian piece. Kilij style blade looks quite nice. Has anybody seen thoose markings before? The hilt is what one would expect from a 17th century sword. The construction also. Everything looks correct and nice to me exept that guard... I was intented seriously to bid, but the seller from abroad, the low feedback, the private auction, ecc. drove me away from that. Did I made a mistake not bidding on it? If original 17th century, someone bought a treasure for peanuts... |
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