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Originally Posted by Iain
In my view its not a takouba, its most likely an old stage prop aping a viking sword. The pommel is not of the type you would see on a takouba, its made to imitate a two part viking pommel. The blade could have been taken from a takouba or a kaskara, this was fairly common when making stage swords in the early 20th century, but its very hard to say given the current mounts.
The screenshots you posted are actually from a very old PDF I wrote and the sword is no longer in my hands but looks a lot better these days. I have posted it several times in the past.
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Your expertise is of course telling. I'll consider it a Stage Combat prop 'Viking' sword with a takouba style blade.
might be of interest to Jim in his stage combat thread in miscellanea.
Thanks, I'm always willing to learn, especially from my mistooks.
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