Interesting smallsword for comment

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Dmitry

Jim, this is not a sword guard; it looks like an ornamental element from, say, an armoire, or a chair, or a door.
In other words, imho, this is a made-up piece.

Dmitry,
Wow, never would have thought of that, and the rest of the sword looks right on...in fact even this whatever it is looks pretty good on it, as if it always belonged there. I know these ornate openwork guards were used on these court swords in different patterns, and this one did seem heavy and not as finely detailed.