Interesting cutlass on ebay

Valjhun · 31st May 2006, 08:39 AM

I was intrigued by this sword. At the first sight looks a wonderfull 17th century cutlass, BUT on a closer look gave me too much doubts for bidding on it.

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Firstly the guard, looks damn silver

, however to shiny compared to the rest of the sword. Looks like just one of thoose 19th century english dishes.

Definetly not a victorian piece.

Kilij style blade looks quite nice. Has anybody seen thoose markings before?

The hilt is what one would expect from a 17th century sword. The construction also. Everything looks correct and nice to me exept that guard...

I was intented seriously to bid, but the seller from abroad, the low feedback, the private auction, ecc. drove me away from that. Did I made a mistake not bidding on it?

If original 17th century, someone bought a treasure for peanuts...

31st May 2006, 08:39 AM	#1
Valjhun Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 692	Interesting cutlass on ebay I was intrigued by this sword. At the first sight looks a wonderfull 17th century cutlass, BUT on a closer look gave me too much doubts for bidding on it. 6632664016 Firstly the guard, looks damn silver , however to shiny compared to the rest of the sword. Looks like just one of thoose 19th century english dishes. Definetly not a victorian piece. Kilij style blade looks quite nice. Has anybody seen thoose markings before? The hilt is what one would expect from a 17th century sword. The construction also. Everything looks correct and nice to me exept that guard... I was intented seriously to bid, but the seller from abroad, the low feedback, the private auction, ecc. drove me away from that. Did I made a mistake not bidding on it? If original 17th century, someone bought a treasure for peanuts...