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Old 24th May 2011, 07:10 PM   #1
Queequeg
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Default Stick Sword for Comment

Any comments on the provenance and age of this would be appreciated. I'm going to guess European, 1880-1910, only because I can't think of a time when this may have been more common.

Overall length is 26"


Blade is 18"


Two views of the cruciform blade. The point is very sharp:



Close up of the head. I'm unsure what kind of wood it is, but my fingernail doesn't leave a mark in it:


The leather cord and Turk's head knots appear to be later additions:


Another view of the blade. It has a nice patina:


I'm certain the wood of the shaft is mahogany, having worked with it many times before:


Thank you in advance.
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