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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2530220, member: 76086&quot;]A very honest and good question.&nbsp; How do we know?&nbsp; Experience.&nbsp; There has never been any sword, dagger, weapon, etc. that ever looked like that.&nbsp; Never.&nbsp; Well, not until now I guess.&nbsp; Those of us who have a lot of books and published material to draw on can identify it as a fake right off.&nbsp; But it is not just the style.&nbsp; Victor already pointed out it is cast.&nbsp; Many weapons were cast, but finished by hammering and sharpening.&nbsp; Plus, the patina is chemically applied.&nbsp; Honestly, to me it looks like a very common type currently produced in China.&nbsp; I would be shocked it if didnt originate there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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