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The sword that links feared pirates to Britain's greatest naval hero

ABC Australia · Jun 12, 2026, 9:00 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

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The history of a wavy-bladed sword, bought at a Brisbane gun show around the end of the 1980s, begins with Moro raiders resisting Spanish colonists in the Philippines, but may also include Admiral Lord Nelson.

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