Hi David
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					Originally Posted by katana
					
				 
				....and (possibly) missed out on a bargain ? 
			
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 I am not so good ( or don't know enough ) at evaluating things at distance.
Chris could tell you a lot more about this piece.
But i don't think you missed something  valuable. You might have missed the bargain, money wise, but i don't think you missed a good collectible item.
To my ignorant eyes, the blade looks funny. The lock, besides not being working, looks itself locked 

 . It looks as some extra device was added to it. But this must be because i never saw such pattern. 
Again, Chris could help much further.
All the best
Fernando