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Old 17th April 2015, 08:26 AM   #11
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Originally Posted by cornelistromp
No, this does not mean that there is a link with Africa/Kaskara
this type of blade with triple fullers, with the middle fuller longer and sometimes extending to the point, occurs frequently from 1500 onwards in Europe, both on German and Italian swords! often without moons.

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Hi Jasper, agreed, however the presence of these stamped paired moons seems to be not particularly common in European mounts?
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