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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;springfld.arsenal, post: 172050, member: 54&quot;]But see what you think.&nbsp; There&#039;s a video link within the article.&nbsp; Neither article nor text mention any documentation, apparently what they have are family legends passed down from the Frenchman supposedly given the sword by Franklin.&nbsp; All swords were sold with scabbards which are an important part of the value to collectors; no mention of one here.&nbsp; I was also a bit surprised to see Howard Dixon, Christie&#039;s arms expert, handling the supposedly-wonderful sword without white gloves.&nbsp; The provenance sounds a bit weak to me and I won&#039;t be bidding.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.christies.com/features/Benjamin-Franklin-Sword-7615-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&amp;cid=EM_EMLcontent0414457A_4&amp;cid=DM53420&amp;bid=60045966" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.christies.com/features/Benjamin-Franklin-Sword-7615-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&amp;cid=EM_EMLcontent0414457A_4&amp;cid=DM53420&amp;bid=60045966" rel="nofollow">http://www.christies.com/features/Benjamin-Franklin-Sword-7615-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&amp;cid=EM_EMLcontent0414457A_4&amp;cid=DM53420&amp;bid=60045966</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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