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Old 28th September 2013, 02:05 AM   #1
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Outstanding information Andreas!!! and I have been able to add to my notes accordingly. Thank you so much.
Clearly an amazing example Jean Luc and thank you for sharing it here.

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Old 28th September 2013, 10:33 AM   #2
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I'm going to have to be that horrible person who asks about the provenance attached to this sword.
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Old 28th September 2013, 12:57 PM   #3
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I'm going to have to be that horrible person who asks about the provenance attached to this sword.
Meaning provenance=authencity ?
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Old 28th September 2013, 01:08 PM   #4
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Meaning provenance=authencity ?
It doesn't, but it can be part of it.

It's an interesting sword but unfortunately, when it comes to Medieval swords like this, I am a very cautious skeptic.
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Old 28th September 2013, 01:23 PM   #5
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... when it comes to Medieval swords like this, I am a very cautious skeptic.
Such was the spirit of my 'subtle' approach in the last paragraph of my post # 6.
... If i saw this splendid example being offered out there, my first reaction would be sort of 'too good to be true' .
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Old 28th September 2013, 04:51 PM   #6
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Such was the spirit of my 'subtle' approach in the last paragraph of my post # 6.
... If i saw this splendid example being offered out there, my first reaction would be sort of 'too good to be true' .
I guess I hadn't had enough coffee to detect it at the time. I'm not the subtle type I guess!
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I guess I hadn't had enough coffee to detect it at the time. I'm not the subtle type I guess!
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