Curious sword of spanish conqueror

Forja Fontenla · 5th June 2015, 05:56 PM

Dear people
I live in Rosario city, in Argentina
In a museum near my city this sword is exposed.
conqueror sword

According to the museum, it belonged to a Spanish conquistador: the Capitain Bartolomé de Bracamonte, died in combat in 1536 on land near the museum ...

At first glance it seems to be a Schiavona, but then a "museum specialist" tells me that the blade of the sword is from "Toledo" and forged before 1530 and the hilt is added later...

In this photo can be seen a few marks ...
Can you tell me something about them?
Marks
I personally do not think matches for nothing

In one side of the blade is the inscription “Pro Fide et Patria”. And on the other “Bartolomé de Bracamonte”

another pic of the blade with the inscription

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...63/Profide.JPG

Can it be that Bartolome de Bracamonte is the builder of the sword?
How rather than the famous Captain?
I hope for your comments[

5th June 2015, 05:56 PM	#1
Forja Fontenla Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 13	Curious sword of spanish conqueror Dear people I live in Rosario city, in Argentina In a museum near my city this sword is exposed. conqueror sword According to the museum, it belonged to a Spanish conquistador: the Capitain Bartolomé de Bracamonte, died in combat in 1536 on land near the museum ... At first glance it seems to be a Schiavona, but then a "museum specialist" tells me that the blade of the sword is from "Toledo" and forged before 1530 and the hilt is added later... In this photo can be seen a few marks ... Can you tell me something about them? Marks I personally do not think matches for nothing In one side of the blade is the inscription “Pro Fide et Patria”. And on the other “Bartolomé de Bracamonte” another pic of the blade with the inscription http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...63/Profide.JPG Can it be that Bartolome de Bracamonte is the builder of the sword? How rather than the famous Captain? I hope for your comments[ Last edited by fernando; 5th June 2015 at 07:08 PM.