Bendo

[ferrylaki]

Originally Posted by kronckew

that mark looks like the one i can just barely see on mine, something that looks like a crown with squiggles under it that look like a fancy 'W', which in your photo looks like a fancy crowned 'R'. is this an acceptance or proof mark of some sort

seem like its " R " under a crown.
solingen and hembrug both from netherland. and may have better iron quality than ' milsco' and ' vince' . the milsco klewang are dull but the hembrug seem to be more sharp...and much older. I just got it yesterday after my friens brough my 27 pieces of klewangs... there was only one 'hembrug' I found...others are milsco and one unmark klewang.

solingen ,hembrug, and unmark klewang has better tip shape than most milsco.
the edge has better curve and make it able to be come sharp. milsco klewang has line on its edge....and not sharp...
forgive my poor english...maybe pictures can speak more languages than words...
look at the edge under MILSCO mark, machine made sword that hard to be sharp...dull it is.