More information about so called Broa sword

Sidney · 29th January 2010, 12:27 PM

I am adding any informations, which I have discovered

Information are from sources of the Stockholm Historiska Museet (SHM) and from personel communication with mrs Charlotte Hedenstierna Jonson , 1:e antikvarie - Senior Curator of SHM

http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=20997

http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/invnr.asp?invnr=19734

Blade

Blade is preserved fragmentary, see pic. 1. There are no traces of pattern welding on the blade. But the condition of the blade is however quite poor and it is difficult to determine any original structure.

Pic. 1 – fragments of sword

Dimensions

assumed from SHM

Whole lenght 102cm

Lenght of the lower guard 105 mm

Lenght of the uppre guard 90 mm

Lenght of whole hilt 171 mm

Width od blade 65 mm

Thickness of lower guard 26mm

Thickness of upper guard 30mm

Individual dimensions are in right proportions

Calculated dimensions

As a reference was a lenght of the lower guard. See pic 2 and 3, which are in scale 1:1.

Pic. 2 anteroposterior wiev, scale 1:1

Pic 3 lateral wiev, scale 1:1

Height of lower guard 21mm

Height of pommel 33mm
Width of the foot of pommel 79mm
Thickness of the foot of pommel 28mm

Height of upper guard 21-22mm

Width of the handle in the lower part 30mm, in the upper part 19mm
Lenght of handle 90mm

Thickness of the handle in the upper part 3mm, in the middle 4mm

Shape

See pic 2,3,4,5,6,7 – different wievs of the sword.

Pic 4 Color wiev of sword

Pic. 5 Another color wiev

Pic. 6 Another color wiev

Pic 7 Blackandwhite wiev

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29th January 2010, 12:27 PM	#9
Sidney Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 12	I am adding any informations, which I have discovered Information are from sources of the Stockholm Historiska Museet (SHM) and from personel communication with mrs Charlotte Hedenstierna Jonson , 1:e antikvarie - Senior Curator of SHM http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/bild.asp?uid=20997 http://mis.historiska.se/mis/sok/invnr.asp?invnr=19734 Blade Blade is preserved fragmentary, see pic. 1. There are no traces of pattern welding on the blade. But the condition of the blade is however quite poor and it is difficult to determine any original structure. Pic. 1 – fragments of sword Dimensions assumed from SHM Whole lenght 102cm Lenght of the lower guard 105 mm Lenght of the uppre guard 90 mm Lenght of whole hilt 171 mm Width od blade 65 mm Thickness of lower guard 26mm Thickness of upper guard 30mm Individual dimensions are in right proportions Calculated dimensions As a reference was a lenght of the lower guard. See pic 2 and 3, which are in scale 1:1. Pic. 2 anteroposterior wiev, scale 1:1 Pic 3 lateral wiev, scale 1:1 Height of lower guard 21mm Height of pommel 33mm Width of the foot of pommel 79mm Thickness of the foot of pommel 28mm Height of upper guard 21-22mm Width of the handle in the lower part 30mm, in the upper part 19mm Lenght of handle 90mm Thickness of the handle in the upper part 3mm, in the middle 4mm Shape See pic 2,3,4,5,6,7 – different wievs of the sword. Pic 4 Color wiev of sword Pic. 5 Another color wiev Pic. 6 Another color wiev Pic 7 Blackandwhite wiev