A INTERESTING SWORD LIKELY EUROPEAN IN ORIGINS SO OUT OF MY FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE. THE ONLY COMMENT I CAN MAKE IS THE BIRD LOOKS MORE LIKE A GANNET THAN A SWAN SO PERHAPS ASSOCIATIONS CAN BE DRAWN FROM THAT THRU FAMILY COAT OF ARMS AND SUCH INCORPORATING GANNETS OR SWANS. HOPEFULLY A MEMBER SPECIALIZING IN THIS FIELD CAN HELP. GOOD LUCK AND WELCOME TO THE FORUM.
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