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Giuseppe Maresca
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Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: Short sword |
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Hi to all. This is my first post here. My name is Giuseppe Maresca, and I'm an italian collector of ancient weapons and hobbist bladesmith.
I would like to share some pics of a sword from my small collection, and I will be grateful if you will help me to identify it.
It seems to be a kind of falchion. A one handed, short and heavy sword, with an asymmetric cross section, sharpend for right handed swordsman. The handle seems to be made of horn. It's very heavy for a so short sword, and rather difficult to wield.
Overall lenght : 63,5 cm
Blade lenght : 46 cm
Guard width : 12,8 cm
Blade maximum width: 5,5 cm
handle width : 3 cm
Thickness : 8 mm
point of balance is 9 cm far from the guard
Weight : 1,25 Kg
Marked : A Striberny - 1.R 273.
Left flat side
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0923.jpg
Handle details
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0925.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0927.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0935.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0936.jpg
Guard and marks details
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0926.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0928.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0929.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0934.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0933.jpg
Fuller and distal taper
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0932.jpg
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/Giusep...CN0931.jpg
I hope you like it
Giuseppe
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Mathias Andersson
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Giuseppe Maresca
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Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Thank you very much Mathias, and great link.
Dai diamanti non nasce niente, dal letame nascono i fiori...
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Joe Fults
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Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Got this part of it:
Austria, Mod. 1862
Wish I could read the rest.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Risto Rautiainen
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Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I really don't know, but reminds me of those trench fighting knives/shovels.
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Stefan Toivonen
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Allan Senefelder
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Posted: Sun 21 May, 2006 2:42 pm Post subject: |
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I used to have one of these choppers. Thier primary purpose was a a side arm for use in cutting timber,brush ect. for enginering (sp) work and gun emplacements. The particular one you have is identicle in form to the one I once owned and mine was Austrian.
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