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broadaxe · 29th April 2015, 10:23 PM

I agree with Jasper, this saber is totally out of context to the 18th c. and is much earlier. The distinctive pronged pommel and matching bars of the cross guard are good signs of the 16th c. however the presence of a well-developped thumb ring may date the hilt into the (early) 17th c.

29th April 2015, 10:23 PM	#8
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 332	I agree with Jasper, this saber is totally out of context to the 18th c. and is much earlier. The distinctive pronged pommel and matching bars of the cross guard are good signs of the 16th c. however the presence of a well-developped thumb ring may date the hilt into the (early) 17th c.