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Old 28th August 2015, 05:43 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Sajen
Hello David,

agree with everything you have said but think that the panel in the back from the scabbard is from aluminium and not from M.O.P. and in the front from horn instead of tortoise shell but I could be wrong. Maybe Joren can clarify.

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Detlef
Could be Detlef. Photos aren't really clear or close enough. I assumed the M.O.P. because i have seen it before on this sheath form.
I suspect this could be from sometime after WWII, though some might have other ideas. The hilt wrappings (and possibly the entire hilt) seem newer.
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