Passau wolf mark or other ?

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Hi Lerry,

Honestly I didn't, otherwise I would have mentioned it.
But if anyone did, I bet it's Master Jim.

Best,
Michael

Thanks Michael !!!
Lerry, like most of these kinds of markings, of course yes I have seen similar over many years, but not that I can specifically recall and I have been looking. As most here are aware, I am the most reluctant of all to consign any deliberate markings to simple aesthetics or motif, but there are going to be times when that it what some are.
Depending on what other markings are around or with this, it seems to me likely decorative motif to embellish the terminus of a fuller or such features on a blade. Such embellishments became fashionable along with the artistic stylings of swords, as they were of course status oriented accoutrements far beyond being simply weapons.

All the best,
Jim