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Lin Robinson
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Posted: Mon 31 Aug, 2015 5:58 am Post subject: A. & A. S. |
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Just saw a 1798 pattern basket-hilt broadsword marked A.&A.S. on the ricasso. Assuming that is the maker's mark, can anyone tell me who that is? Have not found it in my references.
Thanks for any help.
Lin Robinson
"The best thing in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women." Conan the Barbarian, 1982
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Posted: Tue 01 Sep, 2015 6:27 pm Post subject: A. & A. S. |
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Let's ask an expert on that.
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Lin Robinson
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Posted: Wed 02 Sep, 2015 6:15 am Post subject: Re: A. & A. S. |
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Shahril Dzulkifli wrote: | Let's ask an expert on that. |
I must be an expert then because I found out on my own. The initials stand for Albert and August Schnitzler of Solingen. The sword in question has a steel basket hilt making it quite rare as nearly all other examples have brass baskets.
Lin Robinson
"The best thing in life is to crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentation of their women." Conan the Barbarian, 1982
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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Posted: Fri 04 Sep, 2015 5:03 am Post subject: A. & A. S. |
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A. & A. S. - Albert and August Schnitzler
These two swordmakers were either brothers or father and son from Solingen (Who knows?).
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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