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fernando · 26th February 2020, 11:24 AM

Welcome to the forum, Mike

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It looks like the whole phrase on the blade reads IN TOLEDO ...
Are you sure it doesn't have a different writing on the other face ... like a name ?
And are there no marks on the ricasso, under the cup bowl ?

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26th February 2020, 11:24 AM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Welcome to the forum, Mike . It looks like the whole phrase on the blade reads IN TOLEDO ... Are you sure it doesn't have a different writing on the other face ... like a name ? And are there no marks on the ricasso, under the cup bowl ? . Attached Images