Basket Hilt Sword - marked Paulus Meigen

fernando · 22nd November 2023, 06:22 PM

Hello SwordLover; what a nice sword.
Surely knowledged members will come around with the info you need. I can advance that the only Meigen i find in Gyngeell's marks book is 'Bras Peter von Meigen' (17th century). I can also see a sword made by a 'Iohannes Meigen' out there in the Web; and also the note that the Meigen were a family of swordsmiths. Probably one of their members was, as you found, Clemens Meigen, a sword blade mill owner at Hounslow (1629-1640).
Quite plausible that PAVLVS also belongs in that family.

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22nd November 2023, 06:22 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hello SwordLover; what a nice sword. Surely knowledged members will come around with the info you need. I can advance that the only Meigen i find in Gyngeell's marks book is 'Bras Peter von Meigen' (17th century). I can also see a sword made by a 'Iohannes Meigen' out there in the Web; and also the note that the Meigen were a family of swordsmiths. Probably one of their members was, as you found, Clemens Meigen, a sword blade mill owner at Hounslow (1629-1640). Quite plausible that PAVLVS also belongs in that family. . Attached Images