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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 86838, member: 301"]Thank you....thank you all for your expert opinions & puns !!</p><p><br /></p><p>So...these ' toys ' do not carry any makers marks on them, only the distributors ?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can see that for the Montreal blade, it''s just a boring stamp, but the Chicago blade carries the same gold washed etching as the design down the blade .</p><p>For a distributor to do all that work , they must have etched a lot of blanks to make that worth their while.....</p><p><br /></p><p>The handle on the Templar ' toy ' , has a sheen on it & hairline cracks running up and down and side to side . The main cracks you can see have been glued back together. I can see where a lesser detective might see it as ivory but it's some kind of man made material.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used these to decorate a main hall fireplace mantle of an old house I once had, along with a Toledo made broad sword between them. </p><p>It made a kinda cool statement !</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks again for all your help ![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 86838, member: 301"]Thank you....thank you all for your expert opinions & puns !! So...these ' toys ' do not carry any makers marks on them, only the distributors ? I can see that for the Montreal blade, it''s just a boring stamp, but the Chicago blade carries the same gold washed etching as the design down the blade . For a distributor to do all that work , they must have etched a lot of blanks to make that worth their while..... The handle on the Templar ' toy ' , has a sheen on it & hairline cracks running up and down and side to side . The main cracks you can see have been glued back together. I can see where a lesser detective might see it as ivory but it's some kind of man made material. I used these to decorate a main hall fireplace mantle of an old house I once had, along with a Toledo made broad sword between them. It made a kinda cool statement ! Thanks again for all your help ![/QUOTE]
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