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12th October 2006, 01:01 PM
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Medieval islamic sword on ebay
Thatone is a mystery - ebay id number 220034854621
Well I do not like it and I think that most of the members here won't like it either, but maybe I'm wrong. Any thoughts? |
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12th October 2006, 01:11 PM
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Very interesting item, if its real. The cross on the forte looks much like the one on the coat of arms of the kingdom of Jerusalem. This sword might have been captured by an Islamic knight or common soldier, and inscribed with those inscriptions.
I do not know much about european swords, but does the blade design match the era? |
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12th October 2006, 01:39 PM
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Medieval sword, which the seller suggests to be 19th century
 .I am sure there is someone on the forum with a lot of knowledge on early European swords, but to me, it sounds strange that the blade is 77.5 cm and the hilt only 6 cm. Try to measure the width of your own hand – mine is 11 cm. |
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12th October 2006, 09:11 PM
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Scaling the picture up... the distance between the cross guard and pommel is approx. 10cms. Still, as Lens has pointed out, seems strange that the Medieval period lasted so long and the seller cannot measure (or type?) accurately. However it looks more convincing than the other 'crusader' swords we have seen 
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12th October 2006, 09:19 PM
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If by chance this is a Medieval sword it sold for very small money. |
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12th October 2006, 09:37 PM
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So Rick, what is your hand width when holding a sword hilt?
Please don't say two feet and a half! Jens 
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12th October 2006, 09:44 PM
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6cm - width of blade at hilt?
I interpreted the 6cm to be the width of the blade at the base (hilt)
I also agree that the hilt itself looks usable (and I have decently-sized hands) j. |
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12th October 2006, 10:36 PM
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Hi Jens
Two and a half feet is the size of my.............................. hat .
  Grip is 11.4 cm approximately . |
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