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Old 23rd March 2012, 07:33 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by kahnjar1
....but you are NOT creating the real thing....just a REPLICA I do hope that when complete, that it is clearly labeled or the hilt stamped as such, so as not to deceive possible buyers/owners in years to come.
There are enough so called "genuine" pieces around already which the uneducated pay large amounts of money for.....
I have to agree here. The problem is not so much in who Ibrahiim chooses to gift or sell to, but who might receive the sword somewhere down the line when the history of the sword is lost or misplaced. Then it becomes a forgery.
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