J Russell GRW 10" Bullnose Scimitar Hand Forged Carbon Steel ~early 20th C New Old Stock 4 grams Height at Heel AAEAA 020 4000 4 grams Height at Heel 36 mm Overall Length 417 mm Cutting Edge Length 255 mm Handle to Tip Length 269 mm Handle Length 149 mm Thickness 3 mm the etching technique used by sharpener may fade faster Hand forged carbon steel bullnose scimitar (curved spine & edge rather than straight on a straight bullnose) from John Russell Green River Works likely early 20th century likely 1920s or 30s The Russell markings were a lighter etch that was mostly lost in the cleaning process but it was the R with an arrow through it Russell marking which started in the 1920s