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18th January 2020, 11:13 AM
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Thank you Ariel and Kubur!
Some more pictures of the blade. The blade is heavy and feels strong, it's less width than the 1728 Spanish cavalary sword but it's thicker. It's sharp too. Regards, Bruno |
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18th January 2020, 01:38 PM
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Question: why would the bladesmith cut the relatively deep and sharp notches at the ricasso? It seems to me that they create points of stress concentration and invite the blade to break with a heavy strike. Did the notches serve another purpose?
Thanks, Ed |
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18th January 2020, 08:09 PM
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Maybe the blade was from another older sword ? Regards, Bruno |
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18th January 2020, 09:58 PM
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The deep and sharp notches were made with a saw and not forged to imitate the upper part "ricasso" of a rapier, but normaly this part is thiner than the blade like a tang... It is the reason why this blade is very suspicious...
THE reference http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=angola http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ht=kongo+sword http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=23464 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ghlight=angola |
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