Here...or on the Blade forum, Bosko?
Brad, he got it at a flea market...no pics.
The trunnions seem to show recoil distortion...an' there appears to be debris in the muzzle area, tho' the image is blurry. So it has probably...
Very nice...especially at the $5 price!
I don't know anything about Norwegian...anything, sorry.
I doubt Abalone, but certainly some form of 'MOP'. A very nice piece of work, for sure!
It appears to have good age, an' the presence of a very high 19th C Chinese population in the Central Valley adds strongly to the probability of...
~1 3/8" X ~7/8", stamped, with the '83' tab added, near as I can see; apparently gold plated, perhaps on silver? The Grecian key hints at Hellenic...
No comment.
Sigh. What's today got to do with it?
Can't you do better?
This conversation has gotten entirely out of hand!
Gotta be...to my eye.
Ya think?
It appears in great condition...an' quite clean. Others will be along with a better sense of its age, maker an' other observations. Sorry about...
I haven't tried to sell any of mine yet, tho' it's not out of the question. So very many of my 'treasures' are of little appeal to others...an' it...
He was only 76! What a loss...
Utility repairs, evely...butt-ugly, an' hell-for-stout. Note that on one of those handles, the brazing includes the reinforced rim, where the...
As far as I know, none of my stuff has any representation in a museum. These are two of maybe a dozen Asian fans in my collection. Both are...
Just for fun, try a magnet on that bottom. It sure looks like iron to me.
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