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Lee · 2nd January 2010, 08:53 AM

A most interesting thread. Early on in my sword collecting, I was told that many of the US military swords had been deliberately blunted before being sold as surplus. Is this just an unfounded speculation?

2nd January 2010, 08:53 AM	#27
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 894	A most interesting thread. Early on in my sword collecting, I was told that many of the US military swords had been deliberately blunted before being sold as surplus. Is this just an unfounded speculation?