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Old 27th February 2019, 12:46 AM   #1
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It appears to be a standard French civilian hunting sword blade circa 1850-1900 that was cut down and modified. The distinct shape of the fullers gives it away.
No, this is not gonna fly!

E. g., the tapering and the proportions of the fullers don't work, even if modified...

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Old 27th February 2019, 08:15 PM   #2
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No, this is not gonna fly!

E. g., the tapering and the proportions of the fullers don't work, even if modified...

Regards,
Kai
Of course
the blade posted is very different from the blade originally posted
so we come back to the beginning we don't know where this blade comes from...
I will be interested to see French military hunting swords too... i never saw this kind of animal
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