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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 81855, member: 44&quot;]Just saw Terry&#039;s posting. I did a hunt on FOE with no luck, but did find Modern Woodmen of America swords with similar pommels. The grips are similar, but the guards are different. They appear to have the same eagle with slightly different leaves under them on one side of the pommel and the same winged whatever on the other side. All I saw had etched blades. The OP (Original Poster) of this thread doesn&#039;t mention any etching on the blade. Here&#039;s an example:</p><p><br /></p><p>Do click the thumbnails to see other views:</p><p><a href="http://www.antiquefirearms.com/pages/819.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.antiquefirearms.com/pages/819.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.antiquefirearms.com/pages/819.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.faganarms.com/products/modern-woodman-of-america-sword-fns836" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.faganarms.com/products/modern-woodman-of-america-sword-fns836" rel="nofollow">http://www.faganarms.com/products/modern-woodman-of-america-sword-fns836</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I had no knowledge of the &quot;Modern Woodmen of America.&quot; I thought it might be later version of the Woodmen of the World which was more or less a type of insurance company that men joined back when getting a stump/tree trunk for a grave stone. Anyways the following article in Wiki... says Modern Woodmen of America was founded in 1883 and is a &quot;...fraternal benefit society...&quot; Hmmmm... to me that sounds like an insurance thingy. Yep, it goes on to say...</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Modern Woodmen is a tax-exempt fraternal benefit society. The membership organization sells life insurance, annuity and investment products not to benefit stockholders but to improve the quality of life of its stakeholders – members, their families and their communities. They accomplish this through social, charitable and volunteer activities.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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