A composite sword

kronckew · 17th January 2014, 07:40 PM

yep, composite. the visible tang looks like it had a piece added so it would fit the grip, ie. it was made for another sword. maybe someone 'repairing' a broken original that was also gilded?

Matus · 17th January 2014, 08:16 PM

The blade feels really thin and also the "F S" stamp with the grape (?) doesn't look like 17th century.
The overall feel of the sword is also a bit "shaky".

17th January 2014, 07:40 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	yep, composite. the visible tang looks like it had a piece added so it would fit the grip, ie. it was made for another sword. maybe someone 'repairing' a broken original that was also gilded?

17th January 2014, 08:16 PM	#2
Matus Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 35	The blade feels really thin and also the "F S" stamp with the grape (?) doesn't look like 17th century. The overall feel of the sword is also a bit "shaky".