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Battara · 4th June 2015, 06:24 PM

So far I would place this piece in the 1940s. The mounts could be white metal, or tarnished silver.

The pommel shape is not quite the earlier forms. I have seen these made going back to the 1950s. Earlier forms curve and are not bent straight.

4th June 2015, 06:24 PM	#92
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,139	So far I would place this piece in the 1940s. The mounts could be white metal, or tarnished silver. The pommel shape is not quite the earlier forms. I have seen these made going back to the 1950s. Earlier forms curve and are not bent straight.