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urbanspaceman · 28th June 2020, 10:09 PM

Thank-you Gentlemen.

This SAHAGUM business is all new to me, as you would expect - considering my field has been limited to all associations with Shotley Bridge, However, it appears - and please correct me if I'm wrong - that like the Andrea Ferraro script, it was used almost indiscriminately by Solingen smiths... or perhaps the Cologne marketplace adding it to blades according to destination.
Jim you are well-versed on Passau Wolf history: was it used on sword-blades like this actually made in Bavaria?
There seems to be plenty of blades with the Passau Wolf and SAHAGUM around.
How do you know if it is a genuine or not?
That said, your suggestions of a city mark also seem viable.
The sun symbol looks familiar but I can't remember from where.
Also, mostly I see a flattened diamond shape blade profile on these swords; were variations in blade styles common?
Please keep suggestions coming if possible.

What you say about armourers supplying on demand makes sense to me Jim: I have a trefoil hollow-blade Smallsword made by Gill (complete with all his warranty marks etc) with a 27 inch blade length; apparently a one-off made for a Naval Officer (hence the short blade). No-one I have spoken to seems aware of any such sword ever coming from Gill.

28th June 2020, 10:09 PM	#5
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 501	Rapier Thank-you Gentlemen. This SAHAGUM business is all new to me, as you would expect - considering my field has been limited to all associations with Shotley Bridge, However, it appears - and please correct me if I'm wrong - that like the Andrea Ferraro script, it was used almost indiscriminately by Solingen smiths... or perhaps the Cologne marketplace adding it to blades according to destination. Jim you are well-versed on Passau Wolf history: was it used on sword-blades like this actually made in Bavaria? There seems to be plenty of blades with the Passau Wolf and SAHAGUM around. How do you know if it is a genuine or not? That said, your suggestions of a city mark also seem viable. The sun symbol looks familiar but I can't remember from where. Also, mostly I see a flattened diamond shape blade profile on these swords; were variations in blade styles common? Please keep suggestions coming if possible. What you say about armourers supplying on demand makes sense to me Jim: I have a trefoil hollow-blade Smallsword made by Gill (complete with all his warranty marks etc) with a 27 inch blade length; apparently a one-off made for a Naval Officer (hence the short blade). No-one I have spoken to seems aware of any such sword ever coming from Gill.