Hello Jeff, 
 
I cannot read the date.  Could you point it out to me?  If it is 1298 then using a web site, that comes to 1881, quite early in the Mahdist rebellion. 
 
The other main bidder was a chap from Saudi, who was asking how much to ship to Saudi, so I think I was lucky to get away with my shirt still on. 
 
Katana,  
 
I get a bit tired of a room full of the macho outlook, often a little limiting in my view.  I like the esoteric side to weapons, life is full of images about the power invested in the sword, I like to understand how images work and there affects on people.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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