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I'm sure that you're right about the etching, but the fact remains that it was most likely done by hand, and to have acid etching that deep and that crisp, done by hand, requires a great deal of care...

Then you should be even more proud to own these. Even to do this before the steel is tempered would have required and enormous amount of time and skill to do such intricate letters and scroll work. ...

It certainly looks like a relief to me.

There's two ways to make raised letters on something like that. One is to apply the letters as part of the forging process. This is cheap, and is usually...

You know, I've been thinking about this one, and I really hope you don't replace any of the scales. The fact of the matter is that even if you get ivory, unless it's the same type of ivory, and...

Oh WOW!

I've been keeping and eye on this thread and trying not to drool, but I just noticed something with those higher-res pictures.

Am I right that the engraving on the back of the spine is...