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					Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
					
				 
				What would the TST (?) mark stamped in the blade on Fergusons example signify? also there is a small mark on the lower hilt near the blade that looks like a calligraphic 'e'.....is that an initial? 
			
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 the way it's written it looks like the numeral '3'
of similar shape:
the arabic letter 'ayn is the mirror image, as is the arabian numeral for 4.