Chinese "pirate" sword? Part II

Andrew · 14th June 2005, 03:54 AM

We discussed this item a while back when it appeared on eBay. The auction photos are long gone, but I recall buying this thing because it was so unusual, and because I thought I spied something interesting going on at the forte.

The old discussion can be found here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001880.html

Complete shot of the sword:

When I got the sword in hand, I could see nothing, and the thing ended up at the bottom of a file cabinet drawer with a lot of dha.

The subject came up again in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=793 and I took some photos in bright sunlight yesterday.

I noticed something I had not seen before at the forte. At first, I thought it was writing of some sort, perhaps Arabic. However, if you look closely, you can see what appears to be a tree, with the "writing" forming the foliage:

tom hyle · 14th June 2005, 12:29 PM

Yep, and it looks European?
What's up, edgewise pin?
At the base of the blade I note what look like hammer bumps from driving off a guard/hilt, suggesting this one is nonoriginal. I also see the vice marks (from sharpening?) that are so common, and some other kind of patterned scratch I don't think I recognize.

14th June 2005, 03:54 AM	#1
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Chinese "pirate" sword? Part II We discussed this item a while back when it appeared on eBay. The auction photos are long gone, but I recall buying this thing because it was so unusual, and because I thought I spied something interesting going on at the forte. The old discussion can be found here: http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001880.html Complete shot of the sword: When I got the sword in hand, I could see nothing, and the thing ended up at the bottom of a file cabinet drawer with a lot of dha. The subject came up again in this thread: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=793 and I took some photos in bright sunlight yesterday. I noticed something I had not seen before at the forte. At first, I thought it was writing of some sort, perhaps Arabic. However, if you look closely, you can see what appears to be a tree, with the "writing" forming the foliage:

14th June 2005, 12:29 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Yep, and it looks European? What's up, edgewise pin? At the base of the blade I note what look like hammer bumps from driving off a guard/hilt, suggesting this one is nonoriginal. I also see the vice marks (from sharpening?) that are so common, and some other kind of patterned scratch I don't think I recognize.