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					Originally Posted by RobT  The hole in the blade may well have been from a different hilt mounting but isn't equally plausible that it was made as a mounting hole to display the dagger on a wall or plaque?
 Sincerely,
 RobT
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 Good note Rob, and that has been the case with numbers of swords we have seen through the years. It seems a travesty, but years ago many old weapons were seen simply as displays rather than valuable pieces of history.