in Arms and Armour there is a lot of junk offered on eBay however rarely sometimes interesting weapons.
such as this claymore sword;
http://www.ebay.com/itm/231478254890...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
a weapon friend from the same city sent me the link to the auction, original claymores are one of the rarest swords in the world,only a handful genuine ones are known.
I also expect that this is a later reproduction, 19th C or 20th C, if you look at the lines on the ricasso, it looks that it is made by casting, it doesn't look forged and chiselled.
So I have made an offer by mail which was accepted by the selling party who ended the auction
if all goes well and according to the seller, the sword is on the way to me, but I also take into account scams because the given USPS tracking nr is only known as pre-shipment information at USPS. I asked the seller for the mailing receipt to sort it out, we will see.
if I may receive the sword I will tell more about it in detail and post additional info.
more to follow.
best
Jasper