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Old 06-12-2005, 12:15 AM   #1
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Odd forge stamp. Can anyone help?

Hey all. I was refinishing a couple of old blades for some students and I have never seen the forge mark before. They blades had been in storage for years but were still in good shape and are nice and stiff. However I have never seen the forge mark before and I was wondering if anyone else had.

If is a stylized heater shaped shield/badge with a rather ornate letter J inside of it. The blades were bought overseas, somewhere in Europe most likely 10 or more years ago. The blades are rectangular in shape and look a bit like modern StM/Dynamo blades but have more of a taper at the forte, are a bit lighter and have a feel rather like some of the older BF's. Seem like nice blades and I was just curious for the history. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 06-12-2005, 12:18 AM   #2
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Hmm, not sure that it really matters except in the shape of the blade, although a rectangular cross section on an epee would make it pretty easy to identify... and against the rules! They are foils however. Should have mentioned that. Any ideas on who/when/where?

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I believe those are the chinse JL blades that the fencing post sells.
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