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9th December 2012, 02:38 AM
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Location: East Coast USA
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Hey Stu
Very nice find. Here is one that I picked up in 2011. Brass/bronze over iron. |
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9th December 2012, 04:10 AM
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Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND
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Hi Lew,
Now that's about the same vintage I would say. Is that black leather on the scabbard? Nice piece, and there don't seem to be many this early about, certainly not up for sale anyway........... Stu |
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9th December 2012, 04:40 PM
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Black leather? Yes
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9th December 2012, 05:25 PM
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Location: The Sharp end
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Hi Stu,
I'd say that the standard red/burgandy thin leather (I guess the originals are goat skin?) with some minor tooling. Are there any traces of leather left where it's pulled away from the glue? |
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10th December 2012, 03:01 AM
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Thanks Lew.
Hello Gene....I had considered dull red leather as it sets off the brass extremely well. Probably will go that way rather than black. No remnants of the original left. Stu |
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