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Old 4th January 2010, 08:56 AM   #2
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Better pics of the stamps on the blade and the scabbard would help. Check the leather: old and damaged vs. artificially aged, the blade ( too intact for a WWI weapon?) and the handle ( old wood vs. new staining).
99% of bebuts these days are made in India and China.
Sorry for the jaded view, but the contemporary market is brutal.
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