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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9780698, member: 76316"]It was in several (5) pieces, an' a gift on acquisition. Y'all won't need a loupe to see the crummy job I made of the repairs, but it is at least in a semblance of its original shape. The silver shield has a single pin out the back, an' at that pin-hole in the handle was a major break, with an odd chip...ver' difficult to re-fit, as you can tell. The shield was moderately bent when the breakage occurred an' I wasn't able to fully straighten it for the repair.</p><p><br /></p><p>Can anyone say what it represents in terms of culture or purpose?</p><p>I have had it for decades, procrastinating the attempt at repair until a few days ago...perhaps if I had begun when my hands were less shaky, an my patience somewhat greater the result would be more perfect. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]483544[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483545[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483546[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483547[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9780698, member: 76316"]It was in several (5) pieces, an' a gift on acquisition. Y'all won't need a loupe to see the crummy job I made of the repairs, but it is at least in a semblance of its original shape. The silver shield has a single pin out the back, an' at that pin-hole in the handle was a major break, with an odd chip...ver' difficult to re-fit, as you can tell. The shield was moderately bent when the breakage occurred an' I wasn't able to fully straighten it for the repair. Can anyone say what it represents in terms of culture or purpose? I have had it for decades, procrastinating the attempt at repair until a few days ago...perhaps if I had begun when my hands were less shaky, an my patience somewhat greater the result would be more perfect. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]483544[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483545[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483546[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483547[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483548[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483549[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483550[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483551[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]483553[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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