Schiavona - The one that got away

ulfberth · 16th July 2022, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Philip

Looks like a recently-assembled composite to me. There is nothing remotely schiavona-ish (schiavonesque? schiavonoid?) about the basket guard. The fit of guard to blade looks clumsy. The peening of the tang to the pommel looks new, the metal is bright with no sign of corrosion or patina to the iron.

I agree with Philip, the pommel is from a shiavona, the blade possibly and the guard is from a walloon type or German type veld degen.
The guard is 18th c but indeed composit and recently peened.

urbanspaceman · 16th July 2022, 10:21 AM

Strange, I didn't see that on Catawiki.
Ugly marriage.

werecow · 16th July 2022, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

Strange, I didn't see that on Catawiki.
Ugly marriage.

Over here :o)

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werecow · 17th July 2022, 07:00 AM

I see my post was edited... I don't mind as it wasn't important anyway. But I'm not sure I understand why? I linked to an auction that was closed.

Philip · 17th July 2022, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by werecow

I see my post was edited... I don't mind as it wasn't important anyway. But I'm not sure I understand why? I linked to an auction that was closed.

Perhaps the moderator was not aware that the auction had closed before you posted it. I understand that it is alright to post about auctions already dead and gone, not live upcoming ones.

fernando · 17th July 2022, 08:01 AM

The one item was sold but the site linked was open for active sales; and the sword in question was already shown in post #46.

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ulfberth · 8th August 2022, 05:47 PM

These belong also in the category " used to be" had to let them go to be able to move on to other things...

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werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 435	I see my post was edited... I don't mind as it wasn't important anyway. But I'm not sure I understand why? I linked to an auction that was closed.