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Originally Posted by ariel
Lew is perfectly correct: no matter what, this sword is a true Firanghi.
Having said that, I still suspect the blade is local: the markings do not correspond to anything European I've seen and look somewhat crudely executed. The " running wolf" is a mark of Passau (later Solingen). Local everywhere in the world imitated it with imagination running wild.
Do not take me wrong: the quality of the "local" blade might have been better than the original.
Good sword!
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Thank you Lew and Ariel
Ariel, no problem at all, and thank you for the explanation on the running wolf
27th October 2006, 05:57 PM
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