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10th August 2015, 02:01 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Moenchengladbach, Germany
Posts: 62
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Hi there,
one of the words clearly reads "Damast" meaning damascus steel. According to some sources I have (i.e. Manfred Sachse: Damaszener-Stahl. Mythos. Geschichte. Technik. Anwendung) blades forged in Solingen in the 19th century made of damascus steel were marked like this on the tang, so I assume it was made in Solingen, Germany. Best regards, Helge |
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10th August 2015, 11:37 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 214
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I spoke with my buddy who will take pics of the whole blade. He has contacted the person from whom he got it and it was a WWII bring back from Czechoslovakia.
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11th August 2015, 02:43 AM
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Vikingsword Staff
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 6,268
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I guess the question then arises: is the snake element Eastern or Western influence ?
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