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Hello Séverin,
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Blade is genuine and old, certainly well into the 19th century. The remnants of the engraving are traditional and suggest that this blade is a high-end piece (or at least quality is well above average!). The horn hilt also looks genuine. Are there any marks left of (now missing) metal rings? From the looks of the ensemble, rings of silver (and possibly suasa) might be expected; however, unless there is clear evidence of them missing, I'd not necessarily speak of any missing rings and also would not replace any... The horn hilt clearly has age. I might consider cleaning the tang and refixing the hilt; there seems to have been some shrinkage of the horn and a rusting tang may continue to crack the horn - thus, some TLC may help this piece to survive with as little further damage as possible. How well does the scabbard fit the blade? It's of nice quality and of a known style. Was there anything of note written on the tag? Regards, Kai |
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The tang is not rusty and there is resin residue inside the handle. The fitting between scabbard and blade is good but not perfect. |
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Hello Séverin,
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![]() The tang looks robust and it is possible that stable and active rust are relatively thin. How wide is the gap? 3-4 mm? There may be a single "crown" missing here (usually made of suasa)! Quote:
Congrats, looks like a nice, genuine ensemble! Regards, Kai Last edited by kai; 29th December 2017 at 12:58 AM. Reason: fixing quotes |
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Hello Séverin,
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Regards, Kai |
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Sorry, I had forgotten this question.
On the label he was just noted the seller's inventory numbers. ![]() |
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