16th Century Dusack (Dussack, Tesak)

shayde78 · 28th July 2026, 07:20 PM

apologies if any pics are posted twice. I also included a reference from a book (Weland's 'Sword Daggers and Cutlasses', 1991) that shows a representative example that I used to compare before bidding on the piece in question. Besides the Michael D. Long example, I had found another previously sold piece and I'm looking for that link, now.

Copycat · 28th July 2026, 08:24 PM

Thank you for the pictures. They are much more clear then the first pictures. The uniform pitting is a sign of artificial aging. Natural pitting is varied with clear steel, deep pitting and wide pitting. The false edge should be sharp right away and not gradually.

The examples in your books are tricky. They are museum examples, shot from a distance and one dimensional. The blackened hilt makes observation even more difficult.

But even then, you should still see the difference with the bars. They do not have the same diameter along their length.

I stand with with my previous assessment.The blades mark might be genuine from a contemporary smith.

AHorsa · Yesterday, 06:52 AM

Could you please send an image from the inside of the shell guard?

KR
Andreas

shayde78 · Today, 02:43 AM

Sure thing, Andreas - pictures of the inside of the shell guard

28th July 2026, 07:20 PM	#1
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 451	additional pics apologies if any pics are posted twice. I also included a reference from a book (Weland's 'Sword Daggers and Cutlasses', 1991) that shows a representative example that I used to compare before bidding on the piece in question. Besides the Michael D. Long example, I had found another previously sold piece and I'm looking for that link, now. Attached Images

Today, 02:43 AM	#4
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 451	Sure thing, Andreas - pictures of the inside of the shell guard Attached Images

28th July 2026, 08:24 PM	#2
Copycat Member Join Date: Apr 2023 Posts: 46	Thank you for the pictures. They are much more clear then the first pictures. The uniform pitting is a sign of artificial aging. Natural pitting is varied with clear steel, deep pitting and wide pitting. The false edge should be sharp right away and not gradually. The examples in your books are tricky. They are museum examples, shot from a distance and one dimensional. The blackened hilt makes observation even more difficult. But even then, you should still see the difference with the bars. They do not have the same diameter along their length. I stand with with my previous assessment.The blades mark might be genuine from a contemporary smith.

Yesterday, 06:52 AM	#3
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 396	Could you please send an image from the inside of the shell guard? KR Andreas