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    Any sword and knife experts here?

    Certainly could be, but I don't have all of those books!
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    Any sword and knife experts here?

    Might be that, or just a casting inclusion. Hard to say. By the way, the roman numbers beneath the tang hole are for batch assembly -- the guard and blade would be fit together, then sent off for say plating of the guard, polishing and etching of the blade, and could then be matched back up...
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    Any sword and knife experts here?

    It sure looks like a sword guard to me, but I've flipped through several of the most promising books on American swords and haven't found this design yet. Reminds me of either a pre-Civil War militia sword or a fraternal sword style, but after my initial searching I feel like I've ruled out...
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    Carbine sling buckle

    I would avoid neatsfoot oil like the plague -- I have seen it shrivel & shrink old leather and turn it hard as a rock, ruining valuable objects. I've no experience treating leather that has come out of the ground and am curious what suggestions might be made. The most I ever do to un-dug old...
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    Pleasant surprise.

    That's a great looking indian -- congrats!
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