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Originally Posted by Norman McCormick
Hi,
The disposition of the fullers is quite typical of some 18thC blades. See attached photograph of a French Petits Montmorency sabre from which I think one could easily craft a blade similar to the Dirk shown here.
The Dirk is a nice thing and I think it might be worth your while dropping a line and some hi-res photographs to the Arms and Armour curator at the Kelvingrove Museum in Glasgow for more info.
Regards,
Norman.
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Great idea, Norman, thank you. And thank you all for your thoughts, confirmations, and help. Great ideas.
In the meantime, here is the back of the scabbard that I forgot to post.