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Originally Posted by boberl
Second, it is also more than coincidental that neither sword shows any marks of use, no dings or dents, which a real ribbon hilt has in abundance.
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Yes, the absence of any marks of fighting on a battlefield-sword, which is no parade-sword or so, is always a warning sign.
These blades were made for combat, not as a wallhanger and no one in the past would have bought such a blade for collecting, this is like buying a Ford Escort as a collectors piece nowadays.
All of my authentic swords have more or less prominent traces of combat.
But I also have to say, the the artificial aging job on the two blades is awesome. The only thing that is strange is the total absence of black pitting.
Roland