Help to identify a sword

werecow · 5th February 2026, 12:46 PM

I do like the sword, but IMO the proportions are off for an original. The grip is much too long for the overall size of it and it doesn't have the length for a longsword (although it does have about that weight). Proportion wise it actually reminds me a bit of Conan the Barbarian's sword (which is not a slight, as that remains my favorite movie sword).

And the fact that none of us know of any originals that closely resemble it is also a clue. That should raise a red flag IMO.

It may be a composite of original parts, but I think it is 19th c or later, perhaps in emulation of bronze age celtic swords.

Curious to hear what the museum has to say, though.

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5th February 2026, 12:46 PM	#27
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 644	I do like the sword, but IMO the proportions are off for an original. The grip is much too long for the overall size of it and it doesn't have the length for a longsword (although it does have about that weight). Proportion wise it actually reminds me a bit of Conan the Barbarian's sword (which is not a slight, as that remains my favorite movie sword). And the fact that none of us know of any originals that closely resemble it is also a clue. That should raise a red flag IMO. It may be a composite of original parts, but I think it is 19th c or later, perhaps in emulation of bronze age celtic swords. Curious to hear what the museum has to say, though.