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			Hello Ian, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	Thanks for you observation, however my Dawes of Birmingham 1796 LCS also has a comparatively lightweight hilt; And why the 1853 pattern blade? so perhaps Michael has a point?  | 
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