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urbanspaceman · 10th January 2023, 08:39 PM

Ho Jim. Your hilt seems to be between the fifth and sixth pattern, but with the iron pommel.
My suggestion is that the wire-wound grip came with a re-blading of the hilt some fifty years into its life. Any thoughts?

10th January 2023, 08:39 PM	#23
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	Dating Schiavona Ho Jim. Your hilt seems to be between the fifth and sixth pattern, but with the iron pommel. My suggestion is that the wire-wound grip came with a re-blading of the hilt some fifty years into its life. Any thoughts?