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Old 13th April 2015, 06:10 PM   #9
Norman McCormick
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Originally Posted by archer
So, what are we looking at here? How late would this blade as etched have been made? That would give us a time frame. My comments about presentation were based on the Manton catalogs description. I have to agree it was likely hilted in India due the confined hand area. The comment on the pommel "disk" has mainly to do with it's odd shape. So is it just a very recent knock off?

Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1952 and Wilkinson closed its sword business in 2005.
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