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Old 10th July 2005, 08:52 PM   #1
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Hi Guys

I just won this interesting African sword on ebay. The hilt looked like it had wire wrapping on it at some point but was removed. Should I bother to restore the wire or just leave it alone? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...543259046&rd=1


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Old 10th July 2005, 10:51 PM   #2
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Hello Lew, great sword. I think that you have to leave it like is it
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Old 11th July 2005, 01:33 AM   #3
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Here is a similar one from my collection. I wonder what the significance of the hole in the blade of your example is.

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Old 11th July 2005, 03:19 AM   #4
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Hi NS2

You think it was a beer bottle opener? These blades were often used as money so maybe they had them stacked a on a pole or something?


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Old 11th July 2005, 07:52 PM   #5
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I had two of these in the past, one nice, but not as nice as this one. Being prone to bouts of foolishness, they no longer belong to me Tim
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