A groundbreaking exposé that details how an Austrian blacksmith named Tilman Hebeisen was duped into manufacturing reproduction African knives for Manfred Zirngibl, who then sold them as authentic objects. Includes photos of the inauthentic knives in their various stages of manufacture inside Hebeisen's home as well as a thorough analysis of the metallurgical evidence that proves the knives are forgeries.

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