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by adding a bogus signature to a period Paul Muller Damascus blade ?

Sorry JR The blades on SA SS etc.. honor daggers were not made by any real Damascus smith..( the billets were yes)but after that they were out of the picture. In reality these blades back in the day did not cost as much as we think. The blades were dropped forged to shape from a Damascus billet etc...
Damascus steel (maiden hair pattern) was almost to the point of mass production.. The Other patterns took more talent more work hence Damascus Smiths ...Turkish is super hard and the most expensive..Regards: James