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Old 1st April 2009, 04:55 PM   #10
Jim McDougall
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Originally Posted by Vaarok


As requested. Nothing too special, just a 1903 on the crossguard. Serial (?) on the other side is the same exact font and actually also reads 1903, though it's hard to make out through the rust.
While the 1903 as a date would probably be pretty much right for this piece timewise, to me if it is repeated elsewhere on the item it would most likely be an inventory or serial number. I dont believe a date (year) would need to be repeated.

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