as in my previous post, I still leave open the possibility that it is a fantasy sword, however from the 16th century.
Of course if you only base on the style, I don't know anything from the 16th century that resembles it at all.
But,,,there are some small details that I really like, the wedge-shaped flexible blade, the technique of the etching, the brass decorations on the grip , are identical as on fe burgonet helmets.
so as explained in my previous post, I'll leave both, 16th century and 19th century, options open.
Of course I respect everyone's opinion, especially in the area of two-handers, Neil's opinion.
There are not many who have delved into this subject as much as he has. He is an authority in this field :-)
re: Provenance
Provenance says a lot about medieval swords because 99.9% of the fakes are made after 2000.
In this case 16th or 19th century, provenance says much less, if you can go back 100 years, you still have no clarity.
best
Jasper
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