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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Potteryplease, post: 11370140, member: 16407&quot;]I got this sculpture at a recent estate sale. I think it&#039;s a repurposed bayonet, one that looks old.</p><p><br /></p><p>The famous Bible quote is hand-written on what sure looks like a manila folder, then scissored and glued to the wood base.</p><p><br /></p><p>The artist is a local guy: <a href="https://portlandopenstudios.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/robert-mcwilliams-visionary-outsider/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://portlandopenstudios.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/robert-mcwilliams-visionary-outsider/" rel="nofollow">https://portlandopenstudios.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/robert-mcwilliams-visionary-outsider/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Two questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. I want to remove the quotes on paper, as I think they make it look cheap and maybe even over-explain it. Should I?</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Would it have been more interesting (or valuable!) as a bayonet, and, if so, does that mean there&#039;s absolutely no hope for humanity?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(from the end of the &#039;mount&#039;, the blade is 22&quot; / 56cm curved)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]541952[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541953[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541954[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541955[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]541958[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Gonna also tag [USER=20148]@the blacksmith[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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