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Old 18th August 2019, 06:59 PM   #5
MacCathain
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The color difference between the brass guard and the brass backstrap, and the bell-shaped mouth of the scabbard, make me wonder if this is a reproduction. The etching of the Star of Damascus (around the proof slug) seems a bit more sloppy than typical, too. Can you see the remains of any gilding in the crevices in the guard or in the lion's head or mane? If not, then it's surely a repro.
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