German sword for coment

Victrix · 24th March 2025, 08:11 PM

Beautiful sword. Yes as people wrote previously it’s presumably a Solingen blade with a Spanish punzone. Maybe the swordsmith thought it clever to leave out the word “Solingen” to easier pass as from Toledo. Passau blades typically have running wolf marks. The fuller looks a bit odd but as was mentioned these are handmade 400 year old things and each one is different. I found a similar sword with a similar fuller in Kovac’s “Ubojite Ostrice.” I also always thought these were infantry arms due to their short length but maybe they were haudegen or cutting swords. The description states Cavalry sword.

24th March 2025, 08:11 PM	#20
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 755	Beautiful sword. Yes as people wrote previously it’s presumably a Solingen blade with a Spanish punzone. Maybe the swordsmith thought it clever to leave out the word “Solingen” to easier pass as from Toledo. Passau blades typically have running wolf marks. The fuller looks a bit odd but as was mentioned these are handmade 400 year old things and each one is different. I found a similar sword with a similar fuller in Kovac’s “Ubojite Ostrice.” I also always thought these were infantry arms due to their short length but maybe they were haudegen or cutting swords. The description states Cavalry sword. Attached Images