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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
I think this might be it:
In 1095 an Order of Hospitallers of St. Antonite was formed by a French nobleman.
In 1441, an Antonine confraternity was founded in England. Its members wore an amulet of a tau cross with a bell beneath.
It was often key to have a place for a relic, such as the compartment in the pommel as a reliquary.
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Very, very interesting! Thank you Jim!
The second I saw the marking, I thought that the main mark looks exactly like a Maltese Cross missing one arm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospit...of_St._Anthony
I think you nailed it!
