Hello to everyone

I'm new here and could really use your help. I've just inherited this sword from my father who purchased it in a small antique shop in England. He was told it's a medieval broad sword. I can't find any identifying marks or stamps so I'm really not sure how to tell if this is true.

It's quite heavy and would require two hands to use it in a battle, it measures 47" in total length and has a 38" blade.

I've included some photos and can post more if you like, any info or advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Rick

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Hi and welcome to myArmoury.com!

Unfortunately that is not a medieval sword. It is a 20th century item roughly in the style of something sort of late medieval/early renaissance.

I am sure other members will supply some examples for you to see. This is an inexpensive pattern that has been replicated for many years for the "collector" industry.

Cheers

Oh Boy, sounds like my father may have been ripped off, are you saying this is a replica made sometime in the 1900?

Just out of curiosity, how can you tell?

Thanks

Rick

The hilt looks a lot like this one.

The blade is somewhat different and the rough finish makes me wonder if someone ground off the decoration.

I remember the last time I went to Toronto with my family and on the same day we visited the Royal Ontario museum we had dinner at the Medieval Times dinner and tournament show. While we waited in line I looked around the lobby and it was decorated wall-to-wall with swords of this EXACT model. I saw them later in the gift shop and asked if they sold them but unfortunatly they said no as sopposedly they capped their goods at $500 and that model was valued higher and were bought in mass by the show owner.

Hey even though its an early wall hanger its a decent quality one and in my opinion one of the most attractive models as well :D , not a bad purchase to say the least just hopefully your father didnt spend to much thinking it was an original or anything like that.

Below is a pic of a sword that I assume is the original the models are based from but im not honestly to sure as it doesnt really look like a genuine medieval/rennaisance sword to begin with but hey I could be wrong.

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Yes its true the swords featured in the pic above are reproductions, the famous reproductions of El Tizona and Colada swords, along with the charles V sword. In hindsight it was kinda silly of me to think the Charles sword in the pic could possibly have been original while the others were not.

It makes me wonder, were's the original Charles V sword? If the original El Tizona was unique, does the Charles V sword even resemble its own reproduction? Food for thought and a question that probably should be asked on its own thread I soppose.