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Old 18th January 2016, 11:49 PM   #1
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Default Markings on a Chinese sword?

Was this etched marking done by a westerner or is it original to the blade?
It either "SSD" or "550"

Thanks in advance for your help.
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Old 18th January 2016, 11:56 PM   #2
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Not trying to make things more difficult. But have you considered that it may be SSII, as well?
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Old 19th January 2016, 03:50 PM   #3
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Interesting thing! I've had a very similar one years ago, also with a similar marking and the same closed curl on the dorsal quillon.

I bought it when I was living in Beijing, the collector who sold it to me said it were Guomintang military markings, but I've never been able to verify this.

See attached a picture of the one I had.
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Old 19th January 2016, 08:14 PM   #4
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The guards on these look like they're recycled from a Western-style military sword. I don't know any candidates for a donor.
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Old 20th January 2016, 04:22 AM   #5
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Helleri, "SSII", is a possibility.

Peter, thanks for posting the photo. It provides a probability that the etching is original to the blade.
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