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Unread 11-29-2006, 03:18 PM   #5
Dwight Gruber
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"A Dutch Vickers bears an uncommon symbol on the chamber. According to some authors it represents a chrysanthemum, and the arm could have been sold in Japan, although the only evidence supporting this thesis is that the same shaped symbol is found on the handles of some Japanese swords."

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