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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 8:19:40 GMT
Please help me identify this sword.Any help would be appreciated! Thank you so much. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 8:21:19 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 8:23:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 8:50:28 GMT
That is realy interesting! Gold inlay!! I would think it is for ceremioial use or some high ranking Noble, the tang with the holes for using scales is diferent, do you have any history or info on it your self???
SanMarc.
(1500's?)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 8:59:56 GMT
Crosshair and pommel made of silver.I havent found any information.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 9:16:34 GMT
Silver!! Wow, must have been high born Noble or belonged to the church, the two crosses and OSO mean some thing, and thats post 1200's for shure, given the style, I would opinion no later than early 1500's.
You might ask on the other sword forums as well....SanMarc.
(Realy nice piece!!)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 9:42:30 GMT
Thank you for quick answer!!!So you think this sword is quite interesting? Maybe OSO means o(mnipotens) S(alvator) o(mnipotens)?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 10:06:44 GMT
Thank you for quick answer!!!So you think this sword is quite interesting? Maybe OSO means o(mnipotens) S(alvator) o(mnipotens)? Not my expertize, but that sounds like what it would be in Latin, and with the rich fittings, either church or church connected High Noble, so the "OSO" should give you a approximate date, some one at "SFI" or "My Armory" should know or give you a better Idea. Ask "Hotspur" over there, He's pretty up on all that. ...............SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 12:46:05 GMT
Active red rust is usually suspicious on a supposedly old weapon. Look really nice though.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 14:35:57 GMT
The authenticity of the sword all good ...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 17:04:45 GMT
id say its medieval it looks like it has a fluer de lis on the pommel pardon my spelling
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Post by Deleted on Jan 2, 2010 20:40:47 GMT
Yeah, the active rust can come back on any sword at any time, and as to the flower, that was my thought but I couldnt think of the spelling, and it's an early version....SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2010 0:01:07 GMT
Riveted handle scales and the lack of any rust under the hollow guard are suspect to me personally. That grey/silver metal should be black with oxidation to match the rest of the sword; even if it was covered with a grip scale. Red rust is never good for authenticity; and though not impossible to exist; the uneveness/depth of it makes me question its actual age. If I had to guess, I'd say it was a Victorian-era ceremonial blade dating from the late 1800s / early 1900s of some sort that has either been neglected or perhaps even artifically aged. It could even be newer... I am by no means an expert and could very easily be wrong; but something is not right about the overall aging of this piece. I'd post it on MyArmoury and get their input on it for a more definative answer. Attachments:
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