Medieval sword type XVI with decorated disk pommel

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Originally Posted by fernando

Well, you can never be sure that those failures are result of real action, Jean-Luc .
Who is to know what is the % of probabilities that blade dents are result of combat versus inumerous other incidents ... mostly children and even grown ups playing with them just for fun ... or silliness .

Fernando
Of course It would be a possibility. However we know that most of these medieval swords were found more or less recently in rivers beds and went immediately in museum or collector hands .Also Since the dawn of time Men’s are always been fascinated by swords so I guess that such object were kept with the greatest care