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Old 6th November 2007, 02:31 AM   #8
Chris Evans
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Hi Battara,

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Originally Posted by Battara
It is not Filipino. I was originally thinking Mexican, high ranking officer.


If Mexican, where would the local cutlers have obtained such a hefty piece of horn? I mean it looks more like that of water buffalo or similar than cattle. Also, how did they make the pommel and separator - Would they have had the means to? Of course, all of this could have been taken from another weapon. Or else, the complete piece was made in Europe. Just my thoughts.

Cheers
Chris

Last edited by Chris Evans; 6th November 2007 at 04:06 AM.
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