Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Opinions needed about a schlachtschwert / zweihander

ulfberth · 12th June 2020, 11:59 AM

I can see no traces on the blade that points to the 17th century, however the blade surface is that visible in the pictures.
If you think the blade could be 17th C please post pictures of the blade surface were the steel is visible so not were its totally black.
About the balance, the original swords of this type were not battle swords but processional swords and their balance was awful, that in a way that they could not be used in a fight, to clumsy. The fact that these two have a good balance could be mere coincidence. These swords might be a great opportunity to learn from.

12th June 2020, 11:59 AM	#8
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 400	I can see no traces on the blade that points to the 17th century, however the blade surface is that visible in the pictures. If you think the blade could be 17th C please post pictures of the blade surface were the steel is visible so not were its totally black. About the balance, the original swords of this type were not battle swords but processional swords and their balance was awful, that in a way that they could not be used in a fight, to clumsy. The fact that these two have a good balance could be mere coincidence. These swords might be a great opportunity to learn from.