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This sword has seen better days but is a original super rare item. My pictures are not the best. Yes there are differances in hilt engravings etc...
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What a fantastic price-but for a fantastic piece-and I now believe I know who bought it--a very advanced collector of only the finest pieces-a lover of Damascus and now shifting a bit from daggers to fine swords.
MAX & OVMS Life Member, MAX Bd. of Experts. GDC Platinum Dealer. Collector since 1955.
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Its Thomas Carroll...Remember that : ) And No one is picking sides as far as I can tell...Just talking about the items as they stand on their own merit.
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That is a superb sword, Damast, thanks for showing it.
I note that your piece is an ALCOSO, so perhaps it is not surprising that there are differences in the engraving pattern. The close-ups of the engraving did seem to show that it was expertly performed, and not as slap-dash as the piece which commences this thread.
Another point, the etched lettering appears to be much more consistent in its calligraphic form and its letter-spacing - which is a point I was trying to make earlier on.
Given the choice, I would pick you, somewhat worn sword, over the questionable sword ( IMO ) that started all this debate.
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