Postby nigel le sueur » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:48 am
Alain
The engraving on the Bow is an attractive engraving, could it possibly be a game bird ? (to donate the owners hobby?) there are so many different engravings on items l have some most peculiar ones on my site, (see links, castsugartongs)
As for repair, it depends 100% on the owner, if they are to be kept for show then l would not think the split would get any worse, but l am not an expert in that field it is just an personal opinion, also would soldering it damage the engraving on the back?
Yes l would be quite confident in putting that date to it, probaly the latter part of that period.
Regards
Nigel
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