Basket hilted sword Austrian

[Victrix]

Beautiful sword. Wonder if it has some sort of Dalmatian connection? The basket shape overall reminds me of a delicate version of a schiavona and the grip must be shark skin (or possibly sting ray). Also I wonder if the wielder is supposed to hook an index finger over the riccasso hence the lower guard, and there’s no thumb ring.

[serdar]

Originally Posted by Victrix

Beautiful sword. Wonder if it has some sort of Dalmatian connection? The basket shape overall reminds me of a delicate version of a schiavona and the grip must be shark skin (or possibly sting ray). Also I wonder if the wielder is supposed to hook an index finger over the riccasso hence the lower guard, and there’s no thumb ring.

Thanx.
No Dalmatian connection here as i know, but it could have been used in Dalmatia, it is fish skin and i think it is shark, same i have on some schiavona swords.
About finger you are corect it is suposed to hook there it gives it a very nice control.