Sword Identification ????? Please Help !!!!

duke_nukem · 5th January 2005, 06:09 PM

Hi Tom,

I have some more info about this sword :

A.) Yes...it is double edged (cuts on both sides) still quite sharp as well.

B.) The handle rivets are copper (my wife rubbed the end of one with a small file) you can see that on the photo i attach. There were 3 total rivets to hold the handle...only two now left on it..3rd is lost. also a copper rivet which is flattened to hold the protective 'bar' (exscuse the lingo.. not a sword person )

C.) The blade is about the same thickness all the way from bottom to the tip.

D.) In the holes where the rivets go i think there is something that looks like lead to me, to hold the rivets in place..i dont know about metals.... i show this on the photo. maybe someone put this there after...dont know....

E.) I also draw a rough shape of a cross section of the sword..on one side is more roundy and on the other is flatish.

Anyways, hope this is helpfull ....

Thanks.

Duke Nukem

I hope these help a bit

Rivkin · 5th January 2005, 11:50 PM

I'm sorry for saying something really lame, but to me it looks like a broadsword from really old time - XVI century, plus minus.

tom hyle · 6th January 2005, 04:59 AM

The flat tang, the soldered copper rivets, and the overlaid bolster are all suggestive of traditional European knives; I find that the swords of the farmers and workers are often constructed after the style of a knife. Loose thoughts. No idea, really, as to age. It reminds me of a Mexican sword my brother has.

Rivkin · 6th January 2005, 05:14 AM

I'm really sorry for voicing my opinion - I really don't know anything about western swords, but I kind of like it.

5th January 2005, 06:09 PM	#1
duke_nukem Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2	More info on the mystery sword Hi Tom, I have some more info about this sword : A.) Yes...it is double edged (cuts on both sides) still quite sharp as well. B.) The handle rivets are copper (my wife rubbed the end of one with a small file) you can see that on the photo i attach. There were 3 total rivets to hold the handle...only two now left on it..3rd is lost. also a copper rivet which is flattened to hold the protective 'bar' (exscuse the lingo.. not a sword person ) C.) The blade is about the same thickness all the way from bottom to the tip. D.) In the holes where the rivets go i think there is something that looks like lead to me, to hold the rivets in place..i dont know about metals.... i show this on the photo. maybe someone put this there after...dont know.... E.) I also draw a rough shape of a cross section of the sword..on one side is more roundy and on the other is flatish. Anyways, hope this is helpfull .... Thanks. Duke Nukem I hope these help a bit Attached Images

5th January 2005, 11:50 PM	#2
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'm sorry for saying something really lame, but to me it looks like a broadsword from really old time - XVI century, plus minus.

6th January 2005, 04:59 AM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The flat tang, the soldered copper rivets, and the overlaid bolster are all suggestive of traditional European knives; I find that the swords of the farmers and workers are often constructed after the style of a knife. Loose thoughts. No idea, really, as to age. It reminds me of a Mexican sword my brother has.

6th January 2005, 05:14 AM	#4
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I'm really sorry for voicing my opinion - I really don't know anything about western swords, but I kind of like it.