If I would sent the buyer an email with the information I have, the poor guy will take a rope
I handled this sword personally at an auction house. Rhino horn????? No way!!! Horn, yes but very poorly executed. The scabbard is nice with silver fittings. The blade is very flexible and cleaned in a very bad way. The blade gives the idea of a replacement. It looked like an assembled piece. This sword was sold together with a more simple example. That one had a sturdy blade with good patina and a wooden grip with silver nails. Scabbard was also plain. I liked that one much more.
I discussed those swords with the employee of the auction house while I was examening both swords. He had the same opinion.
I know what the seller paid for both swords. Apparently he kept the best one for his own collection and had a very happy X-mas. 2005 certainly was the best year of his life
