A rather elegant sword you got there, Dana.
You are right in that the flukes are too close from the guard, thus prevent the user from the option of holding the sword by the ricasso whith one of the hands, a typical feature in these swords.
I follow Jim's thought on its age. It looks like the biscione is not so aged. However, Jim ... this being an early XIX century replica, how do you distinguish its difference from a Victorian copy, when its period is about the same ... or not ?
Is it that i didn't quite understand the contents of your post ?
