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Originally Posted by fernando

Very nice genuine example supported by a notable background.
The problem with these things is that you find out there modern reproductions so 'well aged' that they fool anyone's eye.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=stirrup

Hi 'Nando,

I wouldn't expect a whole lot of effort would be put into aging repro examples of these - at least to the degree where they would fool someone with exposure to legitimately old bronze items - as they simply don't command all that much in the collector market to begin with...

Cheers,

Chris