Identification rapier/sword

ulfberth · 3rd June 2016, 04:40 PM

Welcome to the forum Panoleon,

I agree with Jasper that the grip rings , grip and the guard is more recent, the pommel looks good and the blade looks like a 17th C blade that has been adapted to use on the composition of parts to build this sword. See picture 5 , red oval.
The sword is of the walloon type or felddegen, most of these have no ricasso it would be exceptional on a sword like this.
The grip rings are recent but on this type of sword a correct restoration or fake, some of them had rings and others mostly officers had Turkish knots.
Here are some pictures of similar types , some with rings on the grip other with Turkish knots, none of these have a ricasso.
So In my opinion your sword is a composition of parts some old and some more recent.

Kind regards

Ulfberth

3rd June 2016, 04:40 PM	#7
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 412	Welcome to the forum Panoleon, I agree with Jasper that the grip rings , grip and the guard is more recent, the pommel looks good and the blade looks like a 17th C blade that has been adapted to use on the composition of parts to build this sword. See picture 5 , red oval. The sword is of the walloon type or felddegen, most of these have no ricasso it would be exceptional on a sword like this. The grip rings are recent but on this type of sword a correct restoration or fake, some of them had rings and others mostly officers had Turkish knots. Here are some pictures of similar types , some with rings on the grip other with Turkish knots, none of these have a ricasso. So In my opinion your sword is a composition of parts some old and some more recent. Kind regards Ulfberth Attached Images