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ulfberth · 20th April 2022, 05:58 PM

I agree with Philip "These swords don't have to be fancy to be appealing" I like this one very much and to me its a 17th c one. Most schiavona's on the market are 18thc not bad, but early ones like this one are more rare and especialy the ones with the wider branches like this one has.
In my 45 years of collecting I only once had one like it and would be prepared to go deep in my purse to buy that one back.
I prefer the early one above the more fancy and the later model are usualy more fancy, the simpler the older.
kind regards
Ulfberth

20th April 2022, 05:58 PM	#3
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 382	I agree with Philip "These swords don't have to be fancy to be appealing" I like this one very much and to me its a 17th c one. Most schiavona's on the market are 18thc not bad, but early ones like this one are more rare and especialy the ones with the wider branches like this one has. In my 45 years of collecting I only once had one like it and would be prepared to go deep in my purse to buy that one back. I prefer the early one above the more fancy and the later model are usualy more fancy, the simpler the older. kind regards Ulfberth