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Old 1st September 2021, 11:56 PM   #1
Radboud
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Default Composite Smallsword

Thank you for adding me, I've been browsing the forum for a while but decided to sign up to get opinions on a couple of my smallswords.

To begin I have a composite sword that has a Toledo colichemarde blade mounted in an 'English style' hilt. The hilt is bound in twisted copper wire with two alternating strands, one very thin. The guard is likely nickel or 'German silver as it is not hallmarked and looks similar to English guards of the late 18th Century. But it hasn't been finished to the fine detail you would expect. It's almost like it is an incomplete project as if someone started to pierce the guard but gave up.

The blade has a hexagonal cross-section and has a fine edge that is likely to have been sharpened.

Stats:
Length - 885mm
POB - 85mm
Weight - 540g
Blade length - 725mm
Blade width - 27.5mm to 9.7mm
Blade thickness - 7.4mm to 2.0mm

(width and thickness measured from the ricasso to 700mm)

Thank you for the look and comments.
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