Schiavona Sword

[Cerjak]

more pictures

[fernando]

Great sword, Jean-Luc.
... and quite a long one, with its 127 cms.
XVII century would be the right age for the hilt. Others with more knowledge may comment on the blade

[Cerjak]

Hi Fernando

I did a mistake in the size the correct size is 121 cm

Regards

Cerjak

[Cerjak]

still hoping that somebody could tell me more about this "s" mark on the blade

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Cerjak

still hoping that somebody could tell me more about this "s" mark on the blade

I wouldn't be surprised if you never get results on a small mark like that. Probably the blade smith punction, who knows.
You don't ignore that many (most) old swords were rehilted or 'rebladed' in their life.
But i have good news about this hilt. I went back to the work i have on Schiavonas and, precisely in the page where the author pretends that the pommel figure in these swords is a lion and not a cat, one of the examples shown is precisely like this one of yours. This is a reason to be glad for you, as very rarely we find out there a specimen similar or even equal to the one we have. Also this confirms the originality of the examples; so in principle your pommel is not a fake, which so often happens

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[Cerjak]

Hi Fernando

Thank you for have post this scan from this book ,In the same time I have found a similar Shiavona with the same pommel so this kind of pommel was popular and also this sword had the same type of Hilt .
Interesting detail this sword is with his scabbard.

Best Regards

Jean-Luc

[Iain]

If I'm not mistaken the first word in this thread actually has two marks. In the close up showing the S there is also, hidden in the second fuller a "fly mark" visible just above.

Both seem to have been pretty popular on schiavona, I'm not sure there's a whole lot more to add other than the fact they they are typical markings and what I would expect to see on a blade of this type in these mounts. Great sword by the way!