Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - The Falchion or Malchus, the rarest medieval sword

cornelistromp · 6th April 2012, 02:14 PM

yes, Iam a friend of provenance

I expect that every serious sword enthusiast is familiar with this sword, a beautiful pommel formed outof 3 pieces and a unique Oakeshott type XVIII, " type? castillon G-A hoard blade".
The pommel is an absolutely beautiful work of art in itself with the legend Archiepiscopus and the arms of the cros family, possible to link direct to the cardinal/archbishop Pierre de Cros. the blade acts as a work of art not far behind.

If I may speak freely and open , and I sincerely hope I did not kick somebody against the sore leg.
If it would be in my possession, I would find out if the original pommel and original blade belong together or if it is later composed.
(I have no idea how to investigate this though, probably we now do need the expert eye here which you refered to in your previous post.)
Please do not get me wrong, it is only because the combination seems strange to me.
The blade seems to me outof the castillon hoard and I only would expect another pommel, as the known ones , not so exceptionally beautiful and unique.

best,

6th April 2012, 02:14 PM	#47
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,057	yes, Iam a friend of provenance I expect that every serious sword enthusiast is familiar with this sword, a beautiful pommel formed outof 3 pieces and a unique Oakeshott type XVIII, " type? castillon G-A hoard blade". The pommel is an absolutely beautiful work of art in itself with the legend Archiepiscopus and the arms of the cros family, possible to link direct to the cardinal/archbishop Pierre de Cros. the blade acts as a work of art not far behind. If I may speak freely and open , and I sincerely hope I did not kick somebody against the sore leg. If it would be in my possession, I would find out if the original pommel and original blade belong together or if it is later composed. (I have no idea how to investigate this though, probably we now do need the expert eye here which you refered to in your previous post.) Please do not get me wrong, it is only because the combination seems strange to me. The blade seems to me outof the castillon hoard and I only would expect another pommel, as the known ones , not so exceptionally beautiful and unique. best, Last edited by cornelistromp; 6th April 2012 at 07:26 PM.