[Lee]

It is always frustrating to find a sword that does not fit into the classification schemes that one knows and this is one of those swords. The fairly heavily encrusted double edged blade does not appear to have a fuller and the encrustation prevents detection of pattern-welding, if it is there.

Overall length is about 32¾ inches and the blade measures 27¼ inches in length. The pommel and upper guard appear to be a single casting of bronze and the end of the tang is exposed at the tip of the middle lobe. Dot within circle within larger circle 'raindrops' decorate the pommel. The non-matching slender guard appears to be made of silvered bronze.

There does appear to be some genuine age here, so I do not believe this to be a modern fantasy. The theme of lobed pommels started well before the Viking Age and this hilt does not fall into the expected Viking types. The theme of 'raindrops' may be seen in many cultures and times, and one of those is the Migration Period in central Europe which is what I am thinking about the origin of this sword.

Your knowledge and comments are invited.