Found on a swedish sales site, have a hunch it could be a mariners cutlass or something from the 18 c! But if somebody knows better please tell me!

Martin

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For ease of reference and replying: We have already checke dthe books we have as well as myArmoury's picture gallery but couldn't find anything similar. Although I have this annoying, itching feeling that I've seen that thing somewhere before...

The only other possibility I see is that it's a late Messer or Dussak. But 18 cent. sounds koscher.

That's a Dussak, late 16th cent., Austria.
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Most likely its a nimcha. http://www.oriental-arms.co.il/item.php?id=1835 need better pictures to be sure.

Jeff

The old lady sells this blade toghether with this things but we havent got a price yet, but chanses are we can do a bargin here! The old lady doesn´t seem to know what is is when she describesit as "a sword and some old things"

Martin

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The middle thing is some kind of farm scale or something i've seen before in antique stores. Theres no good reason for this but the name that sticks with me for the sword is "Swabian Saber". I've seen this type some place before and can't for the life of me place it. The grip look very similar to that of the Nimcha but on the Nimcha the knuckle bow breaks at a right angle and comes back in a straight line parallel to the grip to meet up with it at the butt, no space between the two and the two upper quillons usually terminate in parallel ball finels.

Maybe it's a hunting sword of some kind, especially if the scale that's being sold with it is contemporary and possibly part of a set?

Well, if not a Nimcha (my first thought as well, inspite of the lack of the 90 degree angle of the knuck), then I'd suggest a hanger from the early 1600s. Nationality is up for grabs, however, as this basic type of sword was used all over Europe.

Better photos will certainly help.

Any blade markings?

--ElJay

Is a hanger, maybe Central European - German, judging from the grip. Or a hunting sword of 18th -first 19th, somehow "antiquated". Some images from different angles would certainly help.

Compare to isbn 1-55584-290-9, Coe et al., Swords and Hilt Weapons, p.77