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Old 7th April 2011, 03:14 PM   #12
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Damascening was also used in Europe since the early days, yet the Indian damascened hilts were imported by the British in the mid to late 1700s.
Or, for instance, this silver hilt for a hunting sword, which was allegedly made in Vietnam.
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