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rickystl · 27th March 2013, 01:02 AM

Hello Jim. Thank you very much for your comments. And a special THANKS for my new found education in sword parts identification. I now feel a bit less novice.

I hope you don't mind if I print a copy of your comments to keep in my library for future reference.
As with the firearms, it must be difficult to date these swords considering they were used basically unchanged for some 200 years. Which may account for the numerous examples still available today. We also find these spurious marks on the firearms (especially the barrels of Balkan made guns) in an attempt to fool the prospective buyer of European origins.
I can't seem to put the sword down. I keep holding and looking at it.

Again, a most profound thank you! Rick.

27th March 2013, 01:02 AM	#6
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,621	Hello Jim. Thank you very much for your comments. And a special THANKS for my new found education in sword parts identification. I now feel a bit less novice. I hope you don't mind if I print a copy of your comments to keep in my library for future reference. As with the firearms, it must be difficult to date these swords considering they were used basically unchanged for some 200 years. Which may account for the numerous examples still available today. We also find these spurious marks on the firearms (especially the barrels of Balkan made guns) in an attempt to fool the prospective buyer of European origins. I can't seem to put the sword down. I keep holding and looking at it. Again, a most profound thank you! Rick.