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Originally Posted by freebooter
Well it looks signed above the peg hole I think it will grade up very well when polished....African hey.....  |
I didn't spot the signature, but when I had another look...hmm. Until this arrives my heart is in my mouth . And when it does, I am off to the Armouries for Ian Bottomly to have a look at it. Even if it turns out to be repro, I paid a bargain price for it.
It has just arrived, my hands shook so much with excitement I could barely open the parcel.
Absolute classic triangular section, and even traces of red laquer in the groove along the wide face. Even now sharp as a carving knife down the cutting edges. And yes, signed above the peg hole, but illegible so no copy to post.
Overall length 245 ml. max width 23 ml. tang length 130 ml.
I am not going to do anything to it 'till Ian or one of the other conservators has seen it.
It might still be a repro, though I don't think so. See what the expert think, and more pics posted when I have them.