Dating the Schiavons sword

urbanspaceman · 11th January 2023, 10:03 AM

Continuing on the subject of schiavona blades:
Jim suggested it unlikely the Europeans ever used wootz, but mentioned Bulat.
This made me return to a question I posed earlier, i.e. where did the schiavona blades come from? Are there any with smith markings?
Considering the history of the sword style, and its endurance through two hundred years with barely a significant change, it would seem that it could be Bavaria/Italy as well as Solingen... yes? Please correct my ignorance here if required.

11th January 2023, 10:03 AM	#26
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 577	schiavona blades Continuing on the subject of schiavona blades: Jim suggested it unlikely the Europeans ever used wootz, but mentioned Bulat. This made me return to a question I posed earlier, i.e. where did the schiavona blades come from? Are there any with smith markings? Considering the history of the sword style, and its endurance through two hundred years with barely a significant change, it would seem that it could be Bavaria/Italy as well as Solingen... yes? Please correct my ignorance here if required.

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