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Originally Posted by urbanspaceman
... Further questions: were they meant to remain in place? Have they been lost?...
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Who knows ... fallen, as having become too loose with time ? I see no reason for having deliberately taken them off.
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Originally Posted by urbanspaceman
... You show a 'Sail' guard left-hand dagger: would that have been a typical accompaniment to this sword ...
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It was the first example i saw with those bars, when looking to the wall where my pieces stand. You may find these bars in many swords; a style option, good to hold the grip wiring in place, i would say.
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