Posts: 2 Location: Latvia
Thu 28 May, 2015 12:00 am
please help me to id this antique , grip and a half sword.
Dear All .
Would you kindly help me to ID this sword.
Is it a replica, is it a Victorian or later?
Thank you.
BR Mihail
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Posts: 2,167
Thu 28 May, 2015 12:36 am
The pommel looks wrong for a medieval or renaissance sword. The grip is on the fat and bulgy side. I also notice that there's something odd about the cross; it reminds me more of "modern", i.e. post-medieval metalwork. I personally doubt it's an original piece. Maybe someone else can comment further.
Posts: 143
Thu 28 May, 2015 1:37 am
Victorian repro most likely from the look of it, you can still use it to have some fun, as long as its solid.
Posts: 587 Location: upstate NY
Thu 28 May, 2015 8:16 am
What is the overall length of the sword?
Posts: 578 Location: Georgia
Thu 28 May, 2015 12:19 pm
Blade could be historical, but if it's medieval, it's very late. The grip, guard and pommel are definitely right out.
Most likely a theatrical weapon or Victorian/early 20th century replica.
That dagger you've got is also probably much the same.
Posts: 99 Location: Saskatoon SK Canada
Thu 28 May, 2015 7:37 pm
Re: please help me to id this antique , grip and a half swor
Mihails S wrote: |
Dear All .
Would you kindly help me to ID this sword.
Is it a replica, is it a Victorian or later?
Thank you.
BR Mihail |
Can you post a pic of the other side of the blade? Length of blade and hilt would also help...
Posts: 99 Location: Saskatoon SK Canada
Thu 28 May, 2015 7:37 pm
Re: please help me to id this antique , grip and a half swor
Double post.....
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Posts: 587 Location: upstate NY
Fri 29 May, 2015 7:45 am
It rather reminds me of a giant bayonet. I wonder if it might actually be a 'recent' military weapon.
Posts: 99 Location: Saskatoon SK Canada
Fri 29 May, 2015 8:47 pm
James Arlen Gillaspie wrote: |
It rather reminds me of a giant bayonet. I wonder if it might actually be a 'recent' military weapon. |
Good point. Also, the grip looks almost as if it is made from stacked semitranslucent disks of plex. That was a common feature of WW2 "theater-made" knives, especially those made by bored servicemen with access to machine shops on ships or in maintenance sections of mechanized units.
If the other side of the blade is flat, it could have been a rebuilt / repurposed broken smallsword blade.
Posts: 1,504 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Fri 29 May, 2015 10:53 pm
Looks like a giant naval dirk.
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Russian 1853 naval dirk
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