Anyone recognizes these marks?

Jim McDougall · 12th July 2009, 06:02 PM

Cornelis, beautifully supported explanation and thank you so much for the cite to the Puype reference! (trying to 'excavate' books here can be a daunting task!).
Is Mr. Puype still around? I have tried to contact him without success in recent times.

On another topic, I just posted some material on the thread on 'foreign' workers in European centers, and would really appreciate your input concerning the 'Tonquinese' hilts. Since this also concerns the activity of Dutch swordsmiths I note it here...I promise not trying to hijack the thread Fernando

BTW Fernando, excellent follow up in contacting the Dutch Museum, and I was sorry to hear of the 'help' you received in your post elsewhere. I always have admired your tenacity to go after answers, often beyond what many would deem satisfactory.
Great examples of the Portuguese swords with this marking, which really adds dimension to its appearance on these blades found elsewhere. Since the practice of the application of spurious marks to enhance the value of blades seems a practice widespread throughout known centers, it does not seem unreasonable that Portuguese craftsmen might have done the same.

I gasped at the story on the sword parts tossed away! Nicely done in saving those components....I cannot believe such attitudes regarding preserving such history.

All best regards,
Jim

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12th July 2009, 06:02 PM	#9
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,200	Cornelis, beautifully supported explanation and thank you so much for the cite to the Puype reference! (trying to 'excavate' books here can be a daunting task!). Is Mr. Puype still around? I have tried to contact him without success in recent times. On another topic, I just posted some material on the thread on 'foreign' workers in European centers, and would really appreciate your input concerning the 'Tonquinese' hilts. Since this also concerns the activity of Dutch swordsmiths I note it here...I promise not trying to hijack the thread Fernando BTW Fernando, excellent follow up in contacting the Dutch Museum, and I was sorry to hear of the 'help' you received in your post elsewhere. I always have admired your tenacity to go after answers, often beyond what many would deem satisfactory. Great examples of the Portuguese swords with this marking, which really adds dimension to its appearance on these blades found elsewhere. Since the practice of the application of spurious marks to enhance the value of blades seems a practice widespread throughout known centers, it does not seem unreasonable that Portuguese craftsmen might have done the same. I gasped at the story on the sword parts tossed away! Nicely done in saving those components....I cannot believe such attitudes regarding preserving such history. All best regards, Jim