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Tim Simmons · 26th March 2005, 05:01 PM

Hello, the white metal is some kind of lead and tin mix, pewter in other words.On the back of the scabbard there is an faint ink insciption and the date 1896 but then anybody could have written that.The flash on the photo has a habit of making things look so clean.Tim

26th March 2005, 05:01 PM	#9
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,844	Hello, the white metal is some kind of lead and tin mix, pewter in other words.On the back of the scabbard there is an faint ink insciption and the date 1896 but then anybody could have written that.The flash on the photo has a habit of making things look so clean.Tim Attached Images Last edited by Tim Simmons; 26th March 2005 at 05:23 PM.