I have bought three swords at an arms fair in Belgium.
I would some more information on them.
The first seems a Walloon sword.
weight 837g, length 80.5 cm, POB 4 cm
The Walloon has some markings on the blade which are impossible to photograph. from guard to tip
Some kind of renaissance jester holding a straight sword, PARISTRO IS (very hard to read, possibly wrong), five stars
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an arm coming out a cloud holding a curved sword, SOLIDEO GLORIA, between those some plants
other side: jester holding a bow, unreadable inscription H----RTI I, four square points above two stars
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an arm coming out of a cloud holding a straight sword and un unreadable latin inscription ----ESLI ----VIDE
The second a sidesword.
weight 1175g, length 96 cm, POB 15 cm
no markings on this blade.
The third a hand and a half sword with complex hilt.
weight 1331g, length 126 cm, POB 14 cm
It is to long to be used with one hand, but the grip length is only 15.5 cm. I have normal hands an the grip is far to small to be held with two hands. Only the true side of the sword is sharpened and the top 5cm of the false side. The false side is blunt, like a very blunt saber, impossible to cut with.
There are no markings on the blade.
The grip is wood, with spiraling cord, covered with leather. On the leather used to be spiraling cord or metal, but that is missing.
I would like to know if anyone thinks they are (Victorian or modern) fakes.
Also the datings and origin.
Thanks for looking and helping.
Jeroen Averhals


close up of hand an haff hilt


hand and a half sword


sidesword


close up of sidesword hilt


close up of walloon basket


walloon sword


three swords


close up of hilt of hand and a half sword