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					Originally Posted by Dave1104
					
				 
				Is the damage on the handle from the removal of the knuckle bow? 
			
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The odd asymetric shape of the lower quillion terminal shows the 'stub' of the knuckle bow.
The 'damage' might be where a pin secures the blade into the hilt?