EARLY 17TH CENTURY BROADSWORD for discussion

Cerjak · 9th July 2015, 04:55 PM

EARLY 17TH CENTURY BROADSWORD
with tapering blade of flattened diamond-section stamped ( the 2 sides) 'Peter Bere Avillem Alamania Me Fecit' enclosed by scrollwork within three short slender fullers framed by lines, terminating with a cross and orb mark and stamped with a further cross and orb mark on each face, the ricasso formed with a blunt crescentic finger recess on one side, steel hilt comprising a pair of forward-and-backward-canted vertically recurved quillons swelling slightly towards their terminals, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard with recurved terminal en suite with the quillons, and faceted globular pommel and wooden grip.
97.8 cm in blade overall 112 cm wide in ricasso 5cm
I would like to know more about Peter Bere Avillem so any information about this ( German ? ) sword smith will be welcome.

9th July 2015, 04:55 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	EARLY 17TH CENTURY BROADSWORD for discussion EARLY 17TH CENTURY BROADSWORD with tapering blade of flattened diamond-section stamped ( the 2 sides) 'Peter Bere Avillem Alamania Me Fecit' enclosed by scrollwork within three short slender fullers framed by lines, terminating with a cross and orb mark and stamped with a further cross and orb mark on each face, the ricasso formed with a blunt crescentic finger recess on one side, steel hilt comprising a pair of forward-and-backward-canted vertically recurved quillons swelling slightly towards their terminals, a pair of arms, knuckle-guard with recurved terminal en suite with the quillons, and faceted globular pommel and wooden grip. 97.8 cm in blade overall 112 cm wide in ricasso 5cm I would like to know more about Peter Bere Avillem so any information about this ( German ? ) sword smith will be welcome. Attached Images