Firangi

Jim McDougall · 4th May 2020, 10:01 PM

Aside from the detail on Venetian/Portuguese trade, and the dreaded saltpetre

which is of course pretty fascinating, I wanted to add a note on the 'sickle marks;.
Just to add to the conundrums here on terms, blade origins etc....I would point out that these paired and typically dentated arcs with triple dots at each end....were not necessarily Genoese.....
They became associated with Genoa as it was a major trade/export center where blades were exported, though many of these blades came from other North Italian centers as well.

These appeared in variation and in multiples as well.

What is interesting here with the detail on the trade issues is to see just how extraordinarily important the historical context is with the study of these arms.
It is great to see the deeper and overall view of what was going on in these regions in these times.

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4th May 2020, 10:01 PM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,197	Aside from the detail on Venetian/Portuguese trade, and the dreaded saltpetre which is of course pretty fascinating, I wanted to add a note on the 'sickle marks;. Just to add to the conundrums here on terms, blade origins etc....I would point out that these paired and typically dentated arcs with triple dots at each end....were not necessarily Genoese..... They became associated with Genoa as it was a major trade/export center where blades were exported, though many of these blades came from other North Italian centers as well. These appeared in variation and in multiples as well. What is interesting here with the detail on the trade issues is to see just how extraordinarily important the historical context is with the study of these arms. It is great to see the deeper and overall view of what was going on in these regions in these times.