Click to enlarge is something I have learned here recently, I think.
I hope it works because this has a good tale behind it if able to read the card.
This thing feels like yeilding a small saber, full tang, 18 + inches over-all, stout & hefty, it is "balanced" as stated.
An exact 12 inch hollow ground edge also.
The only this that keep me from calling this one "Dead Mint
Even the leather sheath has never been completely un-folded.
I was really surprised also; it being stored in the sheath over the years, there was no staining or spots.
The pins are nickle silver.
"For Men Only".......got to be an antique
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