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fernando · 18th October 2017, 06:39 PM

Old 5th December 2007, 05:08 PM

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Excellent thread....excellent information.

I have added this Rapier bladed Firangi to this thread, at Jim's suggestion.
The blade is likely mid to late 17th C - early 18th C. and has a dot pattern, consisting of a row of 4 dots with a singular dot above the third dot. After reading Fernando's post regarding the number 14, I thought it could be a symbollic mark to this effect. I remember from a previous thread that Jim had mentioned that German armourers had used 'dot patterns' as maker's marks....and could be the case here (on the Rapier blade)
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18th October 2017, 06:39 PM	#88
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,637	Old 5th December 2007, 05:08 PM Posted by: katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Excellent thread....excellent information. I have added this Rapier bladed Firangi to this thread, at Jim's suggestion. The blade is likely mid to late 17th C - early 18th C. and has a dot pattern, consisting of a row of 4 dots with a singular dot above the third dot. After reading Fernando's post regarding the number 14, I thought it could be a symbollic mark to this effect. I remember from a previous thread that Jim had mentioned that German armourers had used 'dot patterns' as maker's marks....and could be the case here (on the Rapier blade) . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 20th October 2017 at 11:11 AM.