Thanks both. So that explains the pin and the pommel. Still a mystery is the welding or solder in the middle of the hilt. And it looks like the steel's split in two by the cross guard. Maybe they were field repairs.
Edit: almost forgot to mention the seller's in France, probably the only one I've seen for sale out of that country.
Last edited by blue lander; 31st May 2014 at 01:19 AM.
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