Is this a scimitar? From where? When?

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Originally Posted by Neivalf99

here is a picture of the mark i found under the handle.
it is difficult to figure out, any ideas ?
i looked at the french ones late 1700's and they look like letters.
i see a squirell! if you rotate image.
Thank you again for all the info.

Staffan Kinman's "European Makers of Edged Weapons, Their Marks" mention Carl Eickhorn (1865-1976), Friedrich Eickhorn (1650-1680) and Peter Lobach (1580-1650) all from Solingen as using a squirrel mark.