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Originally Posted by AHorsa
As far as I can see the ricasso doesn´t seem to have distinct pattern and the distinct blade pattern seem to "stop" at the last centimeters before the cup. I tried to mark it on the attached images.
The blade is indeed very light and extremely flexible compared to my Dutch field sword.
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For what it is worth, the blade on my cup hilt arming sword is of similar profile and is also light and flexible. I posted it recently here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=26389
Looking at the corrosion patterns on mine, I'm wondering if mine would reveal a similar pattern to yours if over-cleaned.