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 Agreed! And now stabilized so the hilt won't crack more...  | 
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			Now the grip is also 'epoxyed' to the tang. And the whole thing has cost 10-12 times less than a example in fine condition  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Great item Fernando!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Love it!
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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			Thank you Bruno; Obrigado Wayne  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  .I have been trying in vain to contact Brazilian resources connected to their Navy, in order to decode that inscription; but it seems they are not that amenable. I would give my kingdom to know what those initials (?) mean. If this were a later piece, EG could well mean Escola de Guerra, as they now call their Navy schools. But i can't get a trace to their Empire period Navy institutions.  | 
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			Hello, 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	I talk to a brazilian friend his opinion: "(E)scola.(G)uerra Real" translate in english to "ROYAL WAR SHOOL" Regards, BV  | 
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 ... Notwithstanding some Portuguese Navy historian may be able to crack the riddle.  | 
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