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Old 8th February 2017, 02:43 PM   #1
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Is it a real sword or a fantasy??
Like a cleaver / pala... should be a fantasy...
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Old 8th February 2017, 02:58 PM   #2
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First, let me say that it is a very cool piece. I think it is a fantasy sword, if for no other reason than the finger loop is above the guard instead of below it, which kind of defeats the purpose of the guard.
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Old 8th February 2017, 03:48 PM   #3
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Is it a real sword or a fantasy??
Like a cleaver / pala... should be a fantasy...
The strange yelman and the curious point give enough clues to say: modern fantasy sword.

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Old 8th February 2017, 04:37 PM   #4
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Would it be possible to see detailed pics?
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Old 8th February 2017, 05:07 PM   #5
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At first glance, my reaction is " Far too elaborate for a "fantasy".
A ring outside the crossguard doesn't bother me very much: European ( German, Polish etc) swords had a similar feature on the side.
Intriguing....
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Old 8th February 2017, 05:12 PM   #6
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I second that. Better pics would help. The ring is in the right place under the back of the sword. it would very hard indeed for an opponent to severe the finger.
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Old 8th February 2017, 05:14 PM   #7
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I asked because it shows Spanish Colonial, Ottoman and Moroccan characteristics which could well have been conflated in a latter 19th century Moroccan environment.
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Old 9th February 2017, 11:56 AM   #8
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Is it a real sword or a fantasy??
Like a cleaver / pala... should be a fantasy...
Hello,

I was sure, that I already have seen the point of this sword. It took some hours but now I know where. It is the point of a European medieval cleaver or falchion, see the picture.
I know this point from the "Mount and Blade" game, it's one of the most powerful weapons.
So the point of your sword seems to be inspired by a very old European type.

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Old 9th February 2017, 10:31 PM   #9
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Certainly a "bespoke" piece. I would be happy to own it whatever the date it was made.
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Old 9th February 2017, 11:07 PM   #10
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Roland,
Bizarre blades from Maciejowski Bible serve as an inspiration for scores of "Hobbit" fans. But all actual examples of their bladesmithing I've seen can not bite ankles of this puppy's sophistication.

Only the actual owner of this masterpiece can assess the age.
IMHO, it might be cheaper to buy a wootz Shamshir than to order an identical copy.
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Old 9th February 2017, 11:13 PM   #11
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I've been watching this thread with great interest hoping someone came up with a good answer here.
I will say, just from my own perspective (and this is certainly just semantics on y part) that i would not call this a "fantasy sword". When i do think about "fantasy" blades what springs to mind are cheap, mass produced blades that generally are made at best from 420 steel and are inspired mostly from movies and video games. This, on the other hand, seems to be a hand forged (perhaps) one-off piece that involves some refined level of craft and while exotic it is hardly over the top in its design. Probably a contemporary piece, but a lovely one at that.
Keep digging gentleman and perhaps we will find some interesting answers.
BTW Kubur, where did you source this photo from?
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Old 10th February 2017, 11:35 AM   #12
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In my humble perspective, whether you call it a decorative, a fantasy, an exotic or even a bespoke piece, it certainly wasn't forged to be a 'real sword'. Inspired on whatever original to serve as its muse, it could have less of that than in its autor giving wings to his imagination; resulting more in an object than in a serious weapon.
But then, as se say in my whereabouts, you don't discuss tastes .
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Old 10th February 2017, 12:03 PM   #13
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BTW Kubur, where did you source this photo from?
I really don't know, just picked up on google.
I don't even know if it's a photo... It might be a very well done 3d model for a video game... Nowadays it's difficult to make the difference...
A lot of things are unrealistic such as the suspension rings and the guard...
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Old 10th February 2017, 12:19 PM   #14
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I really don't know, just picked up on google.
I don't even know if it's a photo... It might be a very well done 3d model for a video game... Nowadays it's difficult to make the difference...
A lot of things are unrealistic such as the suspension rings and the guard...
So ...
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