Ed: You've got that right. From another perspective I've been dealing with Chinese copies for many years. They have made some credible copies of Mauser Broomhandles, Colt 1911s, Winchester 97s, Browning 22s etc. In my experience they will take these to a certain "quality" point and then stop for whatever reason. The copies of the above firearms while very good in some instances would never pass as originals. As a side note: If you compare a Chinese AK 47 to a Russian example there is really no comparison from a quality perspective. Ok Craig I just saw you above post as I was completing mine. I agree that this form of swastika was sometimes seen on primarily flags and banners before standardization set in. I think we'd all like to see some other examples of edged weapons with a backwards swastika and an eagle that looks like a chicken. Jim
