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Old 2nd May 2014, 09:37 PM   #7
Iain
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
I agree on that 'mark' Iain. On the blade, it seems like a simple and 'wedge' type, and as Blue Lander noted, perhaps it may indeed be a briquette. I have seen many with these kinds of blades, and that would probably bring the blade into 19th century....these were around pretty much through the century.
The briquette idea is pretty compelling I think. Some of the Belgian models as I recall have this profile with no ricasso.
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