Mark on blade .....who knows it..

Norman McCormick · 22nd August 2023, 01:56 PM

Hi,
'Anchor' mark on a Tomas de Ailia rapier blade I have, probably last quarter 16thC.
Regards,
Norman.

Triarii · 22nd August 2023, 03:27 PM

On the original post, the paintings of the Thirty Years War, such as the highly detailed ones by Sebastiaen Vrancx and Peter Snayer, show a proliferation of complex hilted, straight bladed weapons.
They also regularly appear on the infantry figures in C17th drill books.

I have a weapon not unlike this, which someone on this forum identified for me as a Dutch cavalry weapon of the 1620s - 30s. Its lost the small shells in the guard, but has a complex hilt and robust tapering blade.

Here's Vrancx's 'Soldiers plundering' c.1620. Look at the forground and background soldiers

22nd August 2023, 01:56 PM	#1
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,613	Hi, 'Anchor' mark on a Tomas de Ailia rapier blade I have, probably last quarter 16thC. Regards, Norman. Attached Images

22nd August 2023, 03:27 PM	#2
Triarii Member Join Date: Oct 2021 Location: Bristol Posts: 121	On the original post, the paintings of the Thirty Years War, such as the highly detailed ones by Sebastiaen Vrancx and Peter Snayer, show a proliferation of complex hilted, straight bladed weapons. They also regularly appear on the infantry figures in C17th drill books. I have a weapon not unlike this, which someone on this forum identified for me as a Dutch cavalry weapon of the 1620s - 30s. Its lost the small shells in the guard, but has a complex hilt and robust tapering blade. Here's Vrancx's 'Soldiers plundering' c.1620. Look at the forground and background soldiers Attached Images