Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures.
Do any of the shops in the bazaar sell shields or armour (i.e. mail shirts,
bazubands or helmets?)
On the subject of the sword blade, I have to say it looks pretty new for a 500 year old blade, but I'm no expert.
The following forums might give you some answers:
http://forums.swordforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=11
http://forums.swordforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=13
http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewforum.php?f=1