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Old 22nd May 2008, 04:41 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by fernando
When you don't have a dog, you hunt with a cat . On the other hand, a certain person may be able to grade a determined silver work, from simply stamped to thouroughly chased, whereas not necessarily knowing how to grade a kinzhal per se .
... Just my humble opinnion, Lew.
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I am sure there are modern silversmiths who do masterful work but you need to look at the object as a whole and not through a jewelers lupe.

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