Could the eyelash mark originate from Vienna ?

[fernando]

Hi David,
I was having a look to threads in line with the 'eyelash' mark, and i noticed that, in your first post, the mark shown is called in italian 'seghetti', which means 'hacksaw'.
Could this be the consensual name of the 'eyelash' mark in Italy?
Interesting.
Fernando

[katana]

Originally Posted by fernando

Hi David,
I was having a look to threads in line with the 'eyelash' mark, and i noticed that, in your first post, the mark shown is called in italian 'seghetti', which means 'hacksaw'.
Could this be the consensual name of the 'eyelash' mark in Italy?
Interesting.
Fernando

Hi Fernando ,
interesting indeed.......when searching 'seghetti' on google images you get different 'saws' not just the hacksaw. In fact, some of the saws are 'seghetto' (the plural term ?).
I personally feel that the 'eyelash' mark is a 'picturial symbol' (teeth of a saw) for the blades cutting abillity / quality. It seems that the eyelash mark occurs/originates on early, quality Italian blades.Perhaps 'seghetti' is the 'correct' and original name for the 'eyelash' mark and the 'root' / origin of this Italian word will help to explain the mark.
Hopefully one of our Italian formites may have more information.

All the best Fernando

David

[Marcus]

On this Moroccan s'boula, the “eyelashes” (or are they crescent moons?) do not appear in pairs or with other elaborations. Do they have talismanic significance or were they intended to imply European provenance?

[corrado26]

An interesting description of this "eyelash"-mark is to be found in the catalogue of the Wallace Collection - European Arms and Armour. Here this mark is called "sickle-mark". I saw this mark very often of blades signed with "FRINGIA".
corrado26