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					Originally Posted by CharlesS
					
				 
				Hi Drac and Dave, 
 
Regarding age, Dave your example is made without a separate 'ganja' and I do believe that one is a later one, but Drac's example has the separate ganja and the workmanship(chiseling and silver inlay) seems a bit crisper, though the curves do seem awfully 'extreme' for an earlier example. 
 
I think that example is more likely early 20th century though the blade's exaggerated curves, especially at the forte, seem to argue against it a bit. 
			
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 Charles:  After looking much closer at his pictures, it does indeed have a two piece ganja.  With just a quick look i missed it.  It probably does place it a generation or two earlier than at first glance.  Apparently sharp lucs might not always be an indicator of later pieces............Dave.