Scottish court sword?

Ron Anderson · 7th September 2010, 11:28 AM

Yesterday I took this sword back to the man I bought it from and swapped it for a masonic sword. A horrible recently-made sword (it has a gauche Toledo blade and a yellow plastic handle under the wire on the grip.)

I don't even like masonic swords. But really - for me a poor piece of authenticity of any kind is better than a quality fake.

This guy is an old man who doesn't generally deal in swords and for some reason yesterday he suddenly remembered where they had come from – a ballet company.

So Jim was right. It was a theatrical item. A very well made one. I suspect made in the later 19th or early 20th century, and probably by a real sword maker. Certainly, the scabbard seemed authentic. This was not a contemporary re-enactment piece.

You don't find many old replicas - not here in Australia.

End of story. You live and learn.

7th September 2010, 11:28 AM	#11
Ron Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 228	Yesterday I took this sword back to the man I bought it from and swapped it for a masonic sword. A horrible recently-made sword (it has a gauche Toledo blade and a yellow plastic handle under the wire on the grip.) I don't even like masonic swords. But really - for me a poor piece of authenticity of any kind is better than a quality fake. This guy is an old man who doesn't generally deal in swords and for some reason yesterday he suddenly remembered where they had come from – a ballet company. So Jim was right. It was a theatrical item. A very well made one. I suspect made in the later 19th or early 20th century, and probably by a real sword maker. Certainly, the scabbard seemed authentic. This was not a contemporary re-enactment piece. You don't find many old replicas - not here in Australia. End of story. You live and learn.