A Hand and a Half

[urbanspaceman]

Forgive my possibly ignorant question: is it possible this is an actual Andrea Ferarra blade?
A thing of wonder, non-the-less.

[Ed]

I doubt it. I think the mention is totemic.

[ulfberth]

Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

Forgive my possibly ignorant question: is it possible this is an actual Andrea Ferarra blade?
A thing of wonder, non-the-less.

Yes, it's a blade from the maker himself. The sword's hilt dates from the mid-16th century, as does the shape and type of the blade. The other symbols in the blade's fullers all date from around 1540-1550.

[urbanspaceman]

As I said before - but now even more so: a thing of wonder!
Thanks Dirk.