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   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 think I lot of museum pieces were 'wallhangers' to begin with. Never   
   actually made for use in combat. Which is why they have survived into   
   the modern era.   
      
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