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   From: goodsoldierschweik@invalid.com   
      
   On Sun, 8 Nov 2009 08:49:42 -0800 (PST), "Dr.Colon Oscopy"   
    wrote:   
      
   >In many museums around the world swords are displayed from across   
   >history.  I've never seen (perhaps I've missed it) swords that have   
   >battle damaged blades.  I've always wondered what battles swords would   
   >look like after a given battle and what would they do with the battle   
   >damaged blades, regrind, scrap after a battle?  Some of these blades   
   >must have susatained some pronounced nicks and gouges yet historical   
   >blades I have seen show nothing of this type of use damage.  Just   
   >wondering............Doc   
      
      
   I suspect that museums try to select the best looking of several   
   choices for their displays. A bedraggled, battered, splintered object   
   is probably not what they would like to have hanging on the wall :-)   
      
   Cheers,   
      
   Schweik   
   (goodsoldierschweikatgmaildotcom)   
      
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