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Old 3rd May 2011, 01:54 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by kai
Hello Detlef,

Certainly a nice grab complete with good scabbard. Is the brass ferrule strong? (Looks a bit thin from the pics.)

Could this be an early 20th c. blade that got rehilted later (like WW2 or thereabouts)? The workmanship and wear on the hilt doesn't look on par with the blade and scabbard IMVHO.

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Kai

Hello Kai,

thank you for comment. Can't answer your inquiry about the ferrule since I don't received the tenegre until now.

Regarding the hilt you may be correct as it seems that the hilt isn't deep enough on the tang.

Regards,

Detlef
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