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Old 1st July 2007, 03:29 AM   #5
ariel
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The engraving of the double-headed eagle on the sword is quite careless; likely it was done at the request of the owner and by a not very skilled smith.
I vote for Austro- Hungarian. The curliqued filling of the body somehow does not look Russian to me. Strangely, it reminds me of Greek or Balkan blade engravings ( I am having a cold, and a mix of fever and over-the-counter concoctions may explain my hallucinations )
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