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Originally Posted by erikmarko
Can someone tell me what the meaning of the moon/sun/stars and the clouds I suppose running along the blade is? And what does the number 149 mean?
Thanks
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These symbols mean that the blade is a rough Caucasian copy of the Hungarian and German blades of the XVII - early XVIII centuries
Such blades were highly valued and actively copied by local craftsmen in the late XIX - early XX centuries.