A composite sword
Hello,
a friend of mine recently acquired this sword, knowing it's most probably a composite piece.
We think the hilt might be possibly 17th century, the blade most probably 19th century. What puzzles us - there are remains of gilding on the blade (as well as on the hilt). So we are wondering why would anyone in the 19th century gild such a blade.
Total sword length: 112 cm
Blade length: 91 cm
Looking forward to your comments and suggestions.
Thank you,
Matus
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