Dear people
I live in Rosario city, in Argentina
In a museum near my city this sword is exposed.
conqueror sword
According to the museum, it belonged to a Spanish conquistador: the Capitain Bartolomé de Bracamonte, died in combat in 1536 on land near the museum ...
At first glance it seems to be a Schiavona, but then a "museum specialist" tells me that the blade of the sword is from "Toledo" and forged before 1530 and the hilt is added later...
In this photo can be seen a few marks ...
Can you tell me something about them?
Marks
I personally do not think matches for nothing
In one side of the blade is the inscription “Pro Fide et Patria”. And on the other “Bartolomé de Bracamonte”
another pic of the blade with the inscription
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...63/Profide.JPG
Can it be that Bartolome de Bracamonte is the builder of the sword?
How rather than the famous Captain?
I hope for your comments[