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Old 15th July 2013, 05:04 PM   #1
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This is my last adquisition, a beautiful and large sword, near 70 in. with a wavy blade with a lot of rust near the point.
Seems a like a sword used by lanskenet soldiers, what are your opinión? age?
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Old 16th July 2013, 12:52 PM   #2
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Very nice sword, Carlos but ... are you sure this is a fighting sword and nota cerimonial example ?
I assume i may be talking nonsense
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Old 16th July 2013, 03:17 PM   #3
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Very nice sword, Carlos but ... are you sure this is a fighting sword and nota cerimonial example ?
I assume i may be talking nonsense

Hello Fernando
No, I,m not sure, I don,t know nothing about sword, but I think is posible the sword was made to ceremonial purpose or decoration.
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Old 16th July 2013, 05:48 PM   #4
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The best tale-tellers are the guard finials and pommel: 1. aside being nice to the eye, they simply will not stand the rigors of war and brake.
2. this pommel type is just wrong to that kind of sword.
There are some other variants to take in consideration but the photos are a little fuzzy - I'm talking about the grip, proportions, sub-guard.
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Old 16th July 2013, 06:03 PM   #5
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Thanks for the information.
Do you think is a recent piece or maybe a victorian piece made for decoration ?
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Old 16th July 2013, 06:07 PM   #6
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I had seen one similar ...
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