Don't know what kind of sword this is
Apr 15, 2013 8:43:54 GMT
Post by Helleri on Apr 15, 2013 8:43:54 GMT
Hello...What style of blade this is and where does it comes from? It has absolutely no marks any where visible that would say anything about it. Not even a country of origin mark.
Pictures (apologies the pictures have been cut off a little and i don't know why...So i need to re-size them?):
Dimensions and form:
20¾" length along the spine of the blade running form where it terminates on the hilt to the tip (the blade has the exact same measurment along the cutting edge in the same manner - which i find odd because that measurment is not usually the same in my experience). The spine of the blade is ¼" thickness at it's thickest part (down near the guard).
The face of the blade is 1½" from cutting edge to spine at it's thickest part (again down at the base). And, midway acrross the breadth of this measurement is the point at which it begins it's dive into the bevel of the edge. The edge appears to be hollow ground. And, there is no choil. The tip is is ¼"lower then the mean level of the spine
The guard is octagonal (though smoothed down from regular use wear) and is is over all almost tear drop shaped. Measuring along the gaurd the direction of the cutting edge to the spine (and the guards widest dimension) it is 2¼". It is 1½" running the other direction. And the metal of the guard is about an 8th of an inch thick.
While the gaurd itself and the metal directly under it seem to be brass. the metalat the butt seems to be almost pure copper (save for that center bit which seems to be the steel of the blade)...The wood handle is dark red with rose red hues and much like tigers eye tilted in the light. all of this is smoothed but clearly octagonal and almost perfectly aligned (even though the handle contours it is 8 surfaces).
It weighs about 3 lbs. 3oz. And it balances 5 inches above the guard. It is solid with no play and is almost like a tuning fork to the flick. The blade flexes about 20 degrees from normal with tip place to ground and stressed, and return immediately to form (some similar size and weight blades I have go down to 45, this one is slightly more meaty and rigid).
Pictures (apologies the pictures have been cut off a little and i don't know why...So i need to re-size them?):
Dimensions and form:
20¾" length along the spine of the blade running form where it terminates on the hilt to the tip (the blade has the exact same measurment along the cutting edge in the same manner - which i find odd because that measurment is not usually the same in my experience). The spine of the blade is ¼" thickness at it's thickest part (down near the guard).
The face of the blade is 1½" from cutting edge to spine at it's thickest part (again down at the base). And, midway acrross the breadth of this measurement is the point at which it begins it's dive into the bevel of the edge. The edge appears to be hollow ground. And, there is no choil. The tip is is ¼"lower then the mean level of the spine
The guard is octagonal (though smoothed down from regular use wear) and is is over all almost tear drop shaped. Measuring along the gaurd the direction of the cutting edge to the spine (and the guards widest dimension) it is 2¼". It is 1½" running the other direction. And the metal of the guard is about an 8th of an inch thick.
While the gaurd itself and the metal directly under it seem to be brass. the metalat the butt seems to be almost pure copper (save for that center bit which seems to be the steel of the blade)...The wood handle is dark red with rose red hues and much like tigers eye tilted in the light. all of this is smoothed but clearly octagonal and almost perfectly aligned (even though the handle contours it is 8 surfaces).
It weighs about 3 lbs. 3oz. And it balances 5 inches above the guard. It is solid with no play and is almost like a tuning fork to the flick. The blade flexes about 20 degrees from normal with tip place to ground and stressed, and return immediately to form (some similar size and weight blades I have go down to 45, this one is slightly more meaty and rigid).