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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 1:52:29 GMT
I bought this old looking sword at an estate sale. The tip of the sword is square with three holes and has the picture of a hang man stand and also says Fiat Justica and at the base it has a picture of a sword in the stone and says Spain. My questions is is this an old sword for decapitation or probably a reproduction of one.
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Post by jhart06 on Jan 10, 2012 1:55:46 GMT
I've not ever heard of anything like it, but there are tons. Pictures, if any, could help a ton.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 2:04:06 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 2:14:02 GMT
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Post by Dave Kelly on Jan 10, 2012 3:22:02 GMT
What you have there my friend is a 19th Century Executioners Sword. Probably german. Look at the DSA catalog and I think they have just put one back in circulation. Funny that your handle is "fatalbite" and you manage to find an executioners sword... :lol:  |
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Post by jhart06 on Jan 10, 2012 3:27:25 GMT
Well there ya go! Nice find man!
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Post by Elheru Aran on Jan 10, 2012 13:21:47 GMT
Yeah, first thing I thought when I saw 'square tipped' was 'executioners sword'; this was a distinctive mark of the blade, most common from the Renaissance era through modern to mark it as different from a fighting blade. Generally it's got a well forward weight and thin, sharp blade. My guess is yours may be a 19th century model like Dave says; I wouldn't go much older unless you get it looked at. Medieval collectibles were extremely popular in the Victorian era, and there were always people happy to provide loads of 'em on order. Either way though (real or faux) you have a unique conversation piece now...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 15:04:23 GMT
Thanks for the input guys. What would you say something like this would be worth. And anyone interested in maybe purchasing it.
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Post by Anders on Jan 10, 2012 15:43:54 GMT
Interesting things, execution swords. Peter Johnsson once said they had a distinctly different feeling from swords meant for combat - that they felt grimmer, somehow.
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Post by Dave Kelly on Jan 10, 2012 22:01:49 GMT
Without some good detail pics of both sides of the hilt, the blade and shots of any markings or etches it would not be possible to appraise the sword and offer anything like a realistic price.
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Post by jhart06 on Jan 10, 2012 22:23:08 GMT
Yeah, I'd be interested, always wanted one... But there is no way to offer a fair price right now.
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Post by Odingaard on Jan 21, 2012 1:11:46 GMT
***Topic moved to proper section for further discussion. ***This is definately an interesting sword. I agree with Dave in stating that without further detailed pictures, it would be difficult to give anything more than a guesstimate as to the value of it. I've seen real ones sell for upwards of $15000.00 at auction, but Victorian replicas sell for as little as $700.00 - so there is a huge spread in possible value here. Additionally, you'd get some good bites on MyArmoury - maybe even from some subject matter experts, such as Peter Johnsson himself!
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