A rapier for Christmas

[fernando]

Always an added value when a sword is marked ... and signed.

This time by Gonzalo Simon, a Toledo sword maker from the early XVII century.
He figures in number #35 of Palomar's nomina:
See here post #152
Master Simon is recorded to haved lived in 1617.
There is a sword with his signature in the Real Armeria de Madrid and another one in the Wallace collection.

This one here has a 96 cms six face double edged blade, counting from the guard. Total length 118 cms. The width at the forte measures 22 mm and, with a thickness of 10 mm, it acquires the reasonable weight of 1,1120 Kg.
Point of balance 11,5 cms from the guard.
The pommel looks having never being removed; the grip wiring and the two brass turk heads look rather aged ... maybe original ?

I have tried to establish a typology for the hilt at Norman's, but i don't have enough experience to do it; anyway it looks to me like hilt #61 and inner hilt #35, with exception for the turned quillons.

According to the seller this sword was brought from the United States; go figure why it was kept there.
I will be much obliged for any coments on this piece.

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[celtan]

Im green with envy...

Enjoy & Hearty Congrats! You probably did something good this past year, Santa only brings me coal...

M

[fernando]

Originally Posted by celtan

Im green with envy...

Enjoy & Hearty Congrats! You probably did something good this past year, Santa only brings me coal...

M

How much coal ?
Maybe we can do business

[Chris Evans]

Hi Fernando,

What a wonderful piece - Thank you for sharing!

Originally Posted by fernando

...Point of balance 11,5 cms from the guard.

By guard, do you mean from the quillons, or where the loops end and the naked blade commences?

Any evidence of sharpening and if so, and if so, onwhich part of the blade?

Cheers
Chris

[Matchlock]

Great find, 'Nando,

And in perfect patina as well!

Best,
Michl

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Matchlock

Great find, 'Nando,

Thanks Michl

Originally Posted by Matchlock

And in perfect patina as well!

... And now already with a treatment of olive oil

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[Chris Evans]

Hi Fernando,

Much appreciated your reply.

Cheers
Chris

[Norman McCormick]

Hi Fernando,
A real 'Christmas Cracker, you must have been have been extra 'good' this year. I'll just have to be satisfied with my wife's long legs in Christmas stockings this year, oh well "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do". A really nice piece, the sword I mean.
Kind Regards,
Norman.

[fernando]

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

...What a wonderful piece - Thank you for sharing! ...

Thank you for your precious opinion, Chris

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

...By guard, do you mean from the quillons, or where the loops end and the naked blade commences? ...

Measurement taken as from where the loops end. 7 more centimeters (ricasso) to the quillons.
The point of balance was also measured from the loops.

Originally Posted by Chris Evans

... Any evidence of sharpening and if so, and if so, on which part of the blade? ...

Let me see if i got you; there are edges starting right from the ricasso, with practically the same angle of (soft) acuteness ... nothing to cut one's hands.
... and no sign of having been (re) sharpened done during its life.

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