The sword linking Filipino pirates to Lord Nelson

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Archaeologist Adam Brumm pieces together the story of a rare artefact, a fighting sword likely used by South-East Asian pirates, which appeared in Brisbane perhaps via British naval hero Lord Horatio Nelson.

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