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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;the blacksmith, post: 4535471, member: 20148&quot;]I am sorry to say, but this is a tourist piece, almost certainly.</p><p>A real mixture of styles, and seemingly, has not been in the water for very long. The hilt, cast in a single piece, with a Middle Eastern sort of blade, but with fleur-de-lys on it?</p><p>I am afraid it is a scimitar fantasy piece, and not very old.</p><p>Sorry to put a downer on it. Interesting thing to find though, and how did it get there? Possibly dropped overboard by a tourist on a cruise boat or similar?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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