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Old 25th January 2019, 10:29 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by M ELEY
A close-up of the cameos- Note the pommel cap has very interesting cherubs and odd symbols. These are classic for this period and I'm told were used by the German smiths for mystical purposes (have to do some research there. Something about the river they quenched the blade in being holy?)
Those "odd symbols" on the pommel cap look very much like fleur-de-lis, no?
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