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			I believe that the cross-hatching on the steel is to provide better attachment for the inset, so those would be areas were one has fallen out.  If you look at the close-up in the second photo of my sword, you can see the inset edge-on, and how it is attached to the steel below.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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