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			Nice sword Gene, congrats. 
 
One question that I hope someone maybe able to answer with exactness rather than assumptions, the very small block ricasso seen on this example.  I have seen it on a jade hilted shamshir and two other Persian or Central Asian Shamshir.   
Does this small block denote anthing in particular beit a regional thing or otherwise?  I'd certainly like to know. 
 
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