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cornelistromp · 7th January 2016, 05:40 PM

Jean Luc as mailed to you, I believe the sword is from the third quarter of the 16th century, around 1570, that is indeed when this type of pommel came in fashion.
Engravers were mostly illiterate, so wrote the words phoenetisch or/and sometimes exchanged and added characters in a word.
U did not exist, U came only in the 17th century, so the V was used as a vowel and consonant.
this is what I can make of it, the meaning is not yet entirely clear to me.

IN TE DOMENS SIE so in your name

NIHI ES IN LUCO(LO) you are nothing in a grove/you have no significance between all people.

IL IUSTO VOLE CHE (=HEC) the things wished for.

SIAN PONI-TO AMIA sian assigned/connected to amia

SEPIUS OMEN JONON. often signs/augury of jonah/jonasis

The sword has a rounded point as some landsknecht swords have, perfect for cutting this was probably as it originally was.

I will check the two-headed eagle mark and lion c.o.a mark if I can be with my books again.

beautiful blade geometry from 3 to 2 fullers along the entire length.

best,
jasper

7th January 2016, 05:40 PM	#16
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,057	Jean Luc as mailed to you, I believe the sword is from the third quarter of the 16th century, around 1570, that is indeed when this type of pommel came in fashion. Engravers were mostly illiterate, so wrote the words phoenetisch or/and sometimes exchanged and added characters in a word. U did not exist, U came only in the 17th century, so the V was used as a vowel and consonant. this is what I can make of it, the meaning is not yet entirely clear to me. IN TE DOMENS SIE so in your name NIHI ES IN LUCO(LO) you are nothing in a grove/you have no significance between all people. IL IUSTO VOLE CHE (=HEC) the things wished for. SIAN PONI-TO AMIA sian assigned/connected to amia SEPIUS OMEN JONON. often signs/augury of jonah/jonasis The sword has a rounded point as some landsknecht swords have, perfect for cutting this was probably as it originally was. I will check the two-headed eagle mark and lion c.o.a mark if I can be with my books again. beautiful blade geometry from 3 to 2 fullers along the entire length. best, jasper Last edited by cornelistromp; 7th January 2016 at 05:51 PM.