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ariel · 21st February 2020, 05:12 AM

Kahnjar1:
What is a “bitser” ( allegedly correct identification of a scabbard)?
I am unaware of this word.

kahnjar1 · 21st February 2020, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Kahnjar1:
What is a “bitser” ( allegedly correct identification of a scabbard)?
I am unaware of this word.

Your original comment regarding the scabbard stated that it appeared to be made up of several non matching components and was covered with non original fabric, to which I agree. The slang term "bitser" means literally something made up of non matching parts (a bit of this and a bit of that). Perhaps not used in the USA but commonly used here, to describe anything put together from mixed parts. Also applied to dogs etc. of uncertain mixed breed lineage.
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ariel · 21st February 2020, 10:59 PM

Thanks. Will use it next time I go Down Under in a geographical sense of the word, not the funeral one:-)

21st February 2020, 05:12 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Kahnjar1: What is a “bitser” ( allegedly correct identification of a scabbard)? I am unaware of this word.

21st February 2020, 10:59 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Thanks. Will use it next time I go Down Under in a geographical sense of the word, not the funeral one:-)