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Lance Morris
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 Posted: Sun 27 Jul, 2014 12:33 pm Post subject: what year and style of sword is this tinker? |
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hello
Just curious what style of sword this is? what year? culture?
my goal is to create the right scabbard and suspension for this sword/
Please advise
Cheers
picture coming soon
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Lance Morris
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| Posted: Sun 27 Jul, 2014 12:40 pm Post subject: sword |
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Tinker sword
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Foong Chen Hong
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| Posted: Sun 27 Jul, 2014 3:21 pm Post subject: |
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I am not that experienced. But from what I know.
This look like single edged straight sword that would appear around 15 century, I could be wrong through.
Descanse En Paz
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J. Hargis
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From what I can tell the guard has an Irish look about it. The pommel seems a bit Crusader-like. And with the blade fuller, we have a hybrid piece perhaps.
Regards, Jon
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Mart Shearer
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| Posted: Tue 29 Jul, 2014 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Foong Chen Hong wrote: | I am not that experienced. But from what I know.
This look like single edged straight sword that would appear around 15 century, I could be wrong through. |
My feeling is the same. It's likely inspired by a late 15th century Venetian backsword.
ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Tue 14 Oct, 2014 3:43 am Post subject: What year and style of sword is this Tinker? |
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It is quite hard to tell where does the Tinker sword´s S-shaped guard originate. However, I have never seen any medieval swords with such guard.
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Lafayette C Curtis
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| Posted: Tue 14 Oct, 2014 6:49 am Post subject: |
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That kind of S-curved guard was fairly popular towards the end of the 15th century. The single-edged blade and the pommel don't look wrong for the second half of the 15th century either.
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Jeffrey Faulk
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| Posted: Tue 14 Oct, 2014 7:05 am Post subject: |
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I would consider the piece to have something of an Italian influence, personally. More extremely curved examples of the guard style can be seen on 'schiavonesca' swords, and there is a particularly fancy example of a similar pommel on an Italian piece with a relief sculpture on each side.
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This is a standard topic