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Old 9th January 2024, 04:01 PM   #25
Jim McDougall
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Fernando its just that you are remarkably prudent in your responses. With me I tend to get excited and storm off in my usual voluminous 'essays' which often end up with misplaced or misunderstood comments.
I agree with your observations on this blade looking compellingly Spanish, but the misspelled name sends my thoughts to the cunning German craftsmen.

What complicates things is that we know some Solingen swordsmiths did go to Spain to work in the 17th c. While only several names and instances are recorded (i.e. COEL) there surely must have been others, which may account for misspell.
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