Constantin Brâncoveanu's sabres - Săbiile lui Constantin Brâncoveanu

[TVV]

Originally Posted by Teisani

https://sword-site.com/thread/837/sw...eror-byzantium

"Sword donated by Suleiman the Magnificent to Catherine the Great said by Suleiman to have been Constantine VI's."

That one sentence alone should be enough to discredit pretty much anything else written in that post.

[Teisani]

Originally Posted by TVV

"Sword donated by Suleiman the Magnificent to Catherine the Great said by Suleiman to have been Constantine VI's."

That one sentence alone should be enough to discredit pretty much anything else written in that post.

Yes I can just imagine Suleiman dictating his will: "yeah, this chick, what's her name...Catherine! Yeah, Catherine. Give her this sword when she's born 100+ years from now, OK? I'm going to Szigetvár...Heard al sort of nice things about it this year, 1566."