Thread: German Wootz???
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Old 20th February 2008, 06:45 AM   #3
Jim McDougall
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It does appear to be in the style of 18th century Austrian and German cavalry sabres, and the blade has most unusual fullering and profile, in addition to the clearly spurious man in the moon marking.
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