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<p>[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 81828, member: 54"]It is a fraternal sword. Telling what specific org. takes a while but hopefully the grip decoration will tell. No scabbard? It'll be hard to find that exact sword on the web, there are thousands of different ones and only many dozens pictured the entire internet, from what I've seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may have to find this book, written by friends of mine, and look it up. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Fraternal-Sword-Illustrated-Reference/dp/1931464383" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/American-Fraternal-Sword-Illustrated-Reference/dp/1931464383" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/American-Fraternal-Sword-Illustrated-Reference/dp/1931464383</a> You could buy the book, I think it is a bargain at the currently-reduced price of $35., but that's a good bit more than your sword is worth.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little winged asterisk-in-circle may be the emblem of that fraternal org aka secret society. You might find it on the web.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="springfld.arsenal, post: 81828, member: 54"]It is a fraternal sword. Telling what specific org. takes a while but hopefully the grip decoration will tell. No scabbard? It'll be hard to find that exact sword on the web, there are thousands of different ones and only many dozens pictured the entire internet, from what I've seen. You may have to find this book, written by friends of mine, and look it up. [URL]http://www.amazon.com/American-Fraternal-Sword-Illustrated-Reference/dp/1931464383[/URL] You could buy the book, I think it is a bargain at the currently-reduced price of $35., but that's a good bit more than your sword is worth. The little winged asterisk-in-circle may be the emblem of that fraternal org aka secret society. You might find it on the web.[/QUOTE]
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