Jim, it is an interesting observation you have made, and one, which belongs to this thread, the very old trade routes taken into consideration.
Rand, thank you for showing the dagger. It is true that different kinds of gold seldom were used in a weapon.
At the exhibition in Copenhagen 1982 a sword with an umbrella was shown. It had been taken from an eunuch after a battle, so it seems as if not all swords marked with umbrellas were used by royals, but from the way it looked, it must have belonged to a royal.
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