Ian,
Indeed, vent your frustration at the global situation and the hypocrisy that abounds in that space. Where these are concerned specifically, it is all speculation within.
You have ZERO idea about the who, what, how, and why these blades were presented to an auction without hilts that could be any manner of materials, the whole notion seem absurd without a crystal ball or a time machine with coordinates to get to when and where this happened.... Even the notion of tin snips, it is simply all speculation... surely the 3 question marks you used in the title, you must also have seen this as speculation which is only going to induce hype..
As for the diservices. Whilst not a direct POV to what I wrote, Lee knocked that nail on the head September last year in these pages, and it goes a LOT wider and deeper than that quick note.
If you want to know what is actually happening and how, and it's impacts, feel free to write me privately, and factually.
Gavin
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