Eftihis, the one in your picture is very interesting. Like half breed of different animals. But i guess its long cross guard should interfere with ropes too, if there was such a problem in ships. The scabbard of my sample has definite traces of some mounting which has gone long time ago. Now only leather left. Then perhaps mine once had mountings with ship engraving too.
Is that museum in Crete? Do they have ancient Greek bronze and iron swords? If so can you post their pictures or if you can't do that, at least describe what they are like?
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