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			more photo again
		 
		
		
		
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			...in a YouTube video I heard mention of old Mandau's made with Dutch wagon springs,  anyways.. , while meditating about the Marking on the blade I had a thought... did I stumble into a V.O.C.   ???
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			your Mandau appears to be old, whether that may also lead to the conclusion that it is an antique I don't know. 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	The VOC was disbanded in 1798. I think it is extremely unlikely that this Punched C belongs to a VOC designations, which are , to my knowledge, incisions made with a chisel.  | 
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