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Post by stevezz1 on May 21, 2020 13:29:19 GMT
Hi All, I have just bought my first sword, I usually collect WW2 German bits, but i have always wanted an 'old' sword and i saw this at an auction so i bid and won it. The hammer price was £180.00 but the auction premium brought that up to £230.00 It was described as a Victorian Military dress sword with an engraved steel blade made by Smith and son of Chester. I'm assuming the cypher on the handguard is VR (Victoria Regina) although it is pretty hard to make out..... So i have a couple of questions..... The engraving is very feint, is there any way of bringing it back.? Would there be any regiment identity marks on it of were they all just generic issue? And, for it's condition, did i pay a 'fair' price for it...? Many thanks for any help.... Steve.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on May 21, 2020 15:04:31 GMT
Hi stevezz1 and welcome to the forum! You better post this in the Renaissance and Military Swords section, in the Beginner's section with the neutral thread name it might be overlooked by the experts here. If there are any stamps or inscriptions on the sword post pictures too.
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Post by stevezz1 on May 22, 2020 13:28:30 GMT
Ok, thanks.....
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