Tim,I wondered about that as well,but my only problem with the court sword designation is the wear to the blade,nearly the entire length of both edgeds are covered with nicks and dings that look very much like they were inflicted by another blade.
The odd blade has been the biggest problem with identifying it.I have found a few rapiers in books and online that have similar enough guards but they all have wider and thicker blades.This tempts me to think that this may have been a blade ground from billet,I have read that Europe exported a lot of that type of blade during the 1600s,maybe someone has an old firangi or something with one of they blades Im thinking of,and could post a pic for comparison.
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