myArmoury.com - What type of blade "sword, messer?" would this be classified

Posts: 268 Location: Houston, Texas

Fri 29 Nov, 2013 1:50 am

What type of blade "sword, messer?" would this be

In the album section of this website there is this photo;

[ Linked Image ]
http://myArmoury.com/albums/displayimage.php?album=36&pos=23

A longsword blade on a messer hilt? That's interesting, I don't think I have seen that before.

Profile PM

Mikko Kuusirati

Quote

Posts: 1,084 Location: Finland

Fri 29 Nov, 2013 2:55 am

Oh, there are straight messers like that, in all sizes.

The difference between a schwert and a messer is primarily a matter of hilt construction (essentially, sandwhiched tang = messer). IIRC, the distinction was made to settle a Renaissance copyright feud between the swordsmiths' and knifesmiths' guilds. :)

Profile PM

Christopher B Lellis

Quote

Posts: 268 Location: Houston, Texas

Fri 29 Nov, 2013 3:16 am

Mikko Kuusirati wrote:

Well I learned something I never knew :D

Profile PM

Craig Peters

Quote

Posts: 2,167

Fri 29 Nov, 2013 9:38 pm

Christopher,

I am pretty sure this photo is just a further away shot of the messer shown in this thread here: http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=29303

Profile PM

Reply to topic

Page 1 of 1

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum