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Old 11th July 2014, 04:24 PM   #3
CharlesS
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Originally Posted by Pukka Bundook
Good morning Marcus,

I like the blade/bolster, but the hilt looks "new" to me and a bit crude..
No expert but that is my opinion. :-)

All best wishes,
Richard.

I have to agree here. There has been a sloppy attempt to artificially age the hilt, probably with furniture or shoe polish.

The blade, I agree, is likely a good old one, with a slight chance it is one of the new wootz blades coming out of India now.
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