SWORD for comment and I D please

kisak · 30th December 2008, 07:50 PM

Regarding the blade, this cross-section is seen on some Swedish swords from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The profile looks a bit odd though, in many cases I'd expect a bit more profile taper, especially in the smaller infantry words (which this seems to fit size-wise). The "quillions beneath the guard"-variant of the hilt seems pretty rare in Sweden though, it doesn't really match any of the swords shown in vol1 and 2 of Berg's Svenska Blankvapen.

Personally I'd think of the brass hilts seen here as "walloon descendants" rather than proper walloon hilts (much like I think of the Swedish "karolinian" cavalry hilt), but that might just be my own little oddity.

30th December 2008, 07:50 PM	#15
kisak Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Stockholm Posts: 182	Regarding the blade, this cross-section is seen on some Swedish swords from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The profile looks a bit odd though, in many cases I'd expect a bit more profile taper, especially in the smaller infantry words (which this seems to fit size-wise). The "quillions beneath the guard"-variant of the hilt seems pretty rare in Sweden though, it doesn't really match any of the swords shown in vol1 and 2 of Berg's Svenska Blankvapen. Personally I'd think of the brass hilts seen here as "walloon descendants" rather than proper walloon hilts (much like I think of the Swedish "karolinian" cavalry hilt), but that might just be my own little oddity.