Gerrit Burghorst

brandy_zombie · 6th April 2015, 04:06 PM

My mom & grandma gave me a sword that had until recently belonged to my late uncle. It was given with the understanding that I am not to sell it. It was given to me because my fiance and I are both weapon collectors. Although we normally buy unusual fantasy blades. We know nothing about this one. But we are all quite curious about the history of it and how in the world he ended up with it. My uncle had some vision but was legally blind and had been since he was a child.
The sword is about 28 inches overall length with the blade being 23 inches. It is engraved "Gerrit Burghorst Mr Zwaardveger" on one side. The other side looks like "In de Kalverstraet tot Amsterdam". When I googled the engravings, another post from this forum popped up. I also wonder if the piece around the base of the handle/top of the blade is broken. I have pictures that I have resized to fit the forum requirements. Thanks for any information!

6th April 2015, 04:06 PM	#1
brandy_zombie Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 1	Gerrit Burghorst My mom & grandma gave me a sword that had until recently belonged to my late uncle. It was given with the understanding that I am not to sell it. It was given to me because my fiance and I are both weapon collectors. Although we normally buy unusual fantasy blades. We know nothing about this one. But we are all quite curious about the history of it and how in the world he ended up with it. My uncle had some vision but was legally blind and had been since he was a child. The sword is about 28 inches overall length with the blade being 23 inches. It is engraved "Gerrit Burghorst Mr Zwaardveger" on one side. The other side looks like "In de Kalverstraet tot Amsterdam". When I googled the engravings, another post from this forum popped up. I also wonder if the piece around the base of the handle/top of the blade is broken. I have pictures that I have resized to fit the forum requirements. Thanks for any information! Attached Images