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Originally Posted by CSinTX
Please forgive me and I hate to be a negative Nancy but I just dont see an early piece here.
The pommel- Looks 20th or maybe 19th century. Look at the sharp edges that appear modern machine made.
The blade- The metal appears old but the script in the blade looks like a modern 20th century font that you would see on something modern. I dont think I've ever seen a script or font like this on anything older than 19th C.
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I must admit that I agree. The cross piece also seems nicely detailed but is a casting rather than being chassed/engraved. If it were the patterning would continue around the arms. The lettering looks to be acid etched rather than properly engraved as well. How deep is the lettering? I'm thinking an oldish blade strangely dressed up to be something better.