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13th September 2021, 03:07 AM
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Location: NC, U.S.A.
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Some more pics...
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13th September 2021, 03:10 AM
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More basket hilt pics!
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13th September 2021, 04:40 AM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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What a nice piece. You are right - some of these did not have that wrist guard. What is also nice is that the original patina and japanation is on the surface of the basket, and it hasn't been re-peened. The repair on the inside seems later but not recent, and keeps that part together.
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13th September 2021, 05:02 AM
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Thanks so much for commenting, Battara. I will snap a few more shots of the whole piece and also of my other basket just for comparison. I truly love this sword and I love the stories of how many of these old baskets were hidden after the '45 Rebellion when they were basically made illegal to own. What stories it might tell!
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