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Post by mjp914 on Oct 3, 2021 21:53:46 GMT
My uncle gave me this sword around 40 years ago. He didn't know where it came from, I think his dad gave it to him. I googled around but haven't found anything quite like it. Any ideas?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2021 3:40:50 GMT
Welcome aboard. I have a question. The material between the base of the blade and the guard was placed there during assembly. Does it seem to be thin leather or textile, like this. The guard and pommel are looking early 18th century to me but I can't place the bear in my mind. The bear is keeping me from thinking English. The blade looks like it was cut down from a longer sword and we'll never know for sure when the parts were married. Neat piece. You might want to try posting to www.facebook.com/groups/iascpost/lots of eyes there. Or www.vikingsword.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=12Cheers GC
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Post by mjp914 on Oct 4, 2021 14:31:42 GMT
Thanks for the info GC. I had the same thought about the bear. The family is from Transylvania where there are tons of bears (no, we're not vampires:) Here's a picture of the base. It looks like textile maybe? It sticks out a little more under the guard and has a brittle feel to it. Attachments:
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2021 15:02:17 GMT
Yes, so I would definitely consider it to be an original compilation of the 18th century and the other mentions what we could start with. Sometimes a bear is just a bear but with the other arms surrounding it in a panoply, it seems more militaristic. There was a development in the later 17th century in England regarded as Hunslow hangers and these became defacto military hangers. You sword may be even earlier. Other links shown may be of help to you.
Cheers GC
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Post by mjp914 on Oct 5, 2021 14:07:58 GMT
Thanks, that's pretty cool. I'll check out the other links too.
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