Hello,
Thanks for all this interesting information. At the Barcelona Citadel Museum, you can also see the weavy ornament at the ricasso of a similar two handed sword (see link below).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/6830857...n/photostream/
My German two handed sword was previously on display in a Dutch Museum. It has been dated to ca. 1570 according to the information I have on it.
It is 184 cm length and weighs 3.8 kg (ca. 8 pounds)
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jm