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Thanks, Neil. I am now more convinced it was a presentation/display piece, especially since it shows little use. That would explain why the gold is mostly gone!

Don't worry, Jimmy! I will be very...

Heres a pic thru a magnifier. I guess it is all academic anyway! And awaaaay we go!

I have looked it it under magnification and it definitely was gold washed! There is some extending from the tang on the other side as well as on the spine. Probably a presentation piece or a display....

I am about to begin work on these two, I wonder if anyone knows if the first one had possibly a gold washed blade? There is a bit of it on the blade left and it matches the remnants on the tang. On...