Dear Friends,
A good German friend has emailed me with an offer to sell me the above sword and thought I would bring you into my decision making process. The relic condition is similar to what one would expect in an excavated Iron Age Germanic sword.
My field of weapons study is for much earlier, I do not have any swords from this era of the HRE/Viking area. I would appreciate any help in identification, authentication, documentation and valuation you might be willing to provide.
If I get some interesting replies I will share them with you as I have in previous exercizes.
Is my friend asking a fair price? Is it a great deal for me or should I make a counteroffer, and how much. This is definitely not a Viking sword, although it comes from the general area where the Vikings roamed so I would not project viking sword prices on it.
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts, but rather power is a magnet that draws the corruptible." ~
Frank Herbert, in 'Dune' 1965
Best Regards, John Piscopo
http://www.JohnPiscopoSwords.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chinese_Archaeology/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ancientweapons
AncientWeapons-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Chinese_Archaeology-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Ancientartifacts-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ancient_Thailand/?yguid=30974666
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dong_Son
Dong_Son-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
KUSHANAS-SUBSCRIBE@YAHOOGROUPS.COMhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kushanas/
http://forums.swordforum.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=12
http://forums.swordforum.com/index.php?s=
http://www.belt-buckle-knife.com/board/profile.php
http://www.oldswords.com
http://www.myArmoury.com
PO Box 137
Western Springs, IL 60558
(708)246-7111
Attachment: 12.49 KB[ Download ]
Attachment: 54.72 KB[ Download ]
Attachment: 22.85 KB[ Download ]