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Okay, yeah, I see what you mean. When I first looked at the picture of yours, it looked like the 'JOHN BARBER' part was slightly italic. Now I'm really not sure.

Here's a detailed picture of the...

The type die was different on yours, I think. The letterforms are a bit slender in comparison.

Better start gluing fur to the scales now, then!

While it definitely looks like a scissors that's been heavily modified, if it were, the pivot would be up near the shoulder of the blade. I suppose it's possible an especially beefy set of shears...