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			| Sajen | 21st November 2010 11:43 AM |  
 
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					Originally Posted by kai
					
				 Examples of this pommel style which were obviously original never show a distinct beak (i. e. both, beak and crest, heavily stylized). Since Detlef's examples has a distinct beak and also the flow of lines where the crest could have been seems to be unusual, I'd guess that the original pommel got recarved a long time ago.
 Regards,
 Kai
 
 |  Agree that the beak is longer/distinct as the other examples are shown, so you maybe right by your guess.  :) 
 
Regards,
 
Detlef |