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<p>[QUOTE="Brazier, post: 213430, member: 4073"]Hello everyone, thanks alot for the replies! </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been doing some more research after seeing Debora's, link and I've found almost identical mortars on South American and a few other spanish sites. So it does indeed look like it's a replica designed for tourism. Quite unfortunate, as I REALLY like this one. But well, I'll probably keep it for a while. Looks good with the other mortars. </p><p><br /></p><p>And I completely agree with you, Ladybranch, that it's an almost 'half-assed' replica of the Castile and Leon coat of arms. I did find it weird that it only had 2 towers and one lion, as I personally did suspect it to look like the Castilian/Leonese coat of arms. But thanks for clearing that out! Makes perfect sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>Really appreciate the help, I'm glad I finally know where it's from and why it was made. Thanks alot, everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p>(And damn, Shangas! I've been looking for knob-handled mortars for ages, and you have TWO of them! Very nice!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brazier, post: 213430, member: 4073"]Hello everyone, thanks alot for the replies! I've been doing some more research after seeing Debora's, link and I've found almost identical mortars on South American and a few other spanish sites. So it does indeed look like it's a replica designed for tourism. Quite unfortunate, as I REALLY like this one. But well, I'll probably keep it for a while. Looks good with the other mortars. And I completely agree with you, Ladybranch, that it's an almost 'half-assed' replica of the Castile and Leon coat of arms. I did find it weird that it only had 2 towers and one lion, as I personally did suspect it to look like the Castilian/Leonese coat of arms. But thanks for clearing that out! Makes perfect sense. Really appreciate the help, I'm glad I finally know where it's from and why it was made. Thanks alot, everyone! (And damn, Shangas! I've been looking for knob-handled mortars for ages, and you have TWO of them! Very nice!)[/QUOTE]
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