[Tim Simmons]

You now have that sword , how nice. As to the sharpening on my sword, for the most part I would say it has been done very nicely except for 16 cm which is 12cm from the hilt on the knuckle side of the blade where the file strokes have changed direction and a little deeper than the rest. If the sharpening is done in the field by a soldier you cannot expect it to be done by a skilled craftsmen with aesthetics in mind.