I was browsing the antique swords album and this one caught my interest:

http://www.myArmoury.com/albums/photo/1111.html

(The second one from the right, with the curved cross and diamond shaped pommel.)

Two more shots:

http://www.myArmoury.com/albums/photo/1171.html
http://www.myArmoury.com/albums/photo/1123.html

What is that sword? A type XII? XVI? XVIII? Does anyone have any idea where and when it might be from?

Hmm... this looks very much like a french sword I saw recently. Very pronounced quillons, with a diamond pommel, and the hilt looks french in styling. I would hazard a guess and say 14th - 16th century, french, maybe Charles V in style.
Maybe I'm wrong [ I probably am] but that would be my best guess. Hope that helps.

Thanks for the reply. French, eh? Interesting. I've seen similar crosses before, but I must admit this might be the first time I can recall seeing that pommel shape.

Are you sure you meant Charles V? I can find several pictures of a "Charles V sword" but non of them look even remotely like this one. Perhaps you meant Henry V?

Also, this sword looks pretty long. It's hard to tell from the angles but going by the handle's lenght I'd ballpark the blade to something like 35 inches. A cavallery sword, perhaps?

FWIW, this is from the Armour of the Dukes of Burgundy:

http://www.truefork.org/Photography/Burgundia...pons_1.php

Sorry, I was thinking of Henry V. [Actually I don't knoow WHAT I was thinking] I just looked at Charles V swords and your right, they look NOTHING like I had imagined. Again, sorry for the mix up.