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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barn Owl, post: 2238441, member: 4864&quot;]I actually haven&#039;t gotten it yet... I should have clarified that I am considering doing these restorations once it arrives. I suspect that the matrix was cleaned, since the seller was able to make a clean impression in the clay or putty. </p><p><br /></p><p>The handle is wood according to the seller, with the mounting in brass or copper. The way the wood is decomposed (and the fact that the other items the seller has listed appear to be mostly dug finds) leads me to believe that it was probably unearthed. I can&#039;t imagine this kind of damage to the wood resulting from trauma, without it also damaging the matrix itself. I think the blue may just be a reflection... Sorry, I probably should wait to post these things until I actually get the pieces, but I get excited to share my finds right away.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you! I&#039;ve spent a lot of time already researching it too; I found a dictionary about heraldic crests, but it only referred to English crests. I haven&#039;t had much luck yet for Eastern European ones. I found this page, but I didn&#039;t see this crest on it:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top%C3%B3r_coat_of_arms#:~:text=Top%C3%B3r%20(Polish%20for%20%22axe%22,under%20the%20Polish%2DLithuanian%20Commonwealth" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top%C3%B3r_coat_of_arms#:~:text=Top%C3%B3r%20(Polish%20for%20%22axe%22,under%20the%20Polish%2DLithuanian%20Commonwealth" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topór_coat_of_arms#:~:text=Topór (Polish for &quot;axe&quot;,under the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>By uneasy, do you mean that you think that it might be fake?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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