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					Originally Posted by Spunjer
					
				 rick,
 in regards with the date, i was thinking more in the line of 1892, perhaps? and what's a scabbard lug?
 
 i do like the engravings on the spine, tho; very ornated sword overall...
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 As for the date I was going on the assumption that often the first number in a date is left off or represented by a dot in muslim cultures .
Second I'm really not sure what the native term for that projection on the side of your scabbard is so I refer to it as a 'lug' .  
