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					Originally Posted by Fernando K  Hello everyone
 Forgive my ignorance. I'm not a collector of edged weapons, but I'd be interested in the experts' opinions on the guard decoration. It's acid etched, file-cut, stamped, or perhaps engraved with burins or chisels (I don't see any details that would allow us to know how it was obtained). Thank you very much.
 
 Sincerely,
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 They're a combination of drilled, chiselled and filed.