Hi Steve,
welcome to the forum, also because there is little knowledge of these type of swords, I certainly do not.
I have heard two myths about these swords;
- after a certain number of deaths the sword was thrown into a river because people were afraid that the lust for blood of the sword would be unstoppable.
- executioner swords were never engraved with the name and place(town) of the executioner, but........ there are examples known ?
'm curious about your opinion.
Regards from Holland,
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