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Post by Machines on Oct 6, 2018 15:43:44 GMT
Cute girl I know bought this from a militaria dealer in Europe and neither one of them knows what it is. She was told it was Prussian, but then every sword is Prussian to somebody. Any thoughts?
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Post by pgandy on Oct 6, 2018 17:12:02 GMT
Any stampings or markings?
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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 6, 2018 18:31:09 GMT
I'm not confident in it's authenticity due to the crudeness of the hilt, blade, and scabbard mounts. The patina also looks forced and I've never seen a grip that looked like that in either shape or material on a European sabre.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2018 18:36:25 GMT
Sorry, another poor rendition of a European form of sabre. Note the really bad castings and wire work. Although that wire might have been added later, the whole is simply representative of cheaply done Chinese/Asian work. Aged "new" work and probably smell a bit like smoked meat or burnt bamboo.
What does the back of the grip look like?
If you start by looking at the ferrule/ring between the grip and guard, then also the scabbard ring, the lack of careful execution should scream loudly. Burnished grimy ray skin with a non Prussian wire attempt atop and all things point to aged "recreation".
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Post by Machines on Oct 6, 2018 19:12:40 GMT
I thought it looked crude from the pics, but I was thinking an older fake. Like something from the middle east earlier 20th century. You think it's a new Chinese knockoff?
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Post by Jordan Williams on Oct 8, 2018 1:39:59 GMT
I'd try and refund it to the dealer if I was the buyer.
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