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Kenneth Enroth




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PostPosted: Tue 06 Jan, 2004 4:11 am    Post subject: THIS is a sword!         Reply with quote



I like this very much. I notice some similarities to the Robert the Bruce sword in general outline and it has the same kind of short and narrow fuller. Only that sword is a few hundred years earlier. Website states this as 16th century german or claymore.

Pretty girl. Pity she is not part of the deal. She complements the sword nicely.

Check out the guard. I haven't seen anything like this before. What are the lugs sticking out of the guard? I think it is a very cool design. It looks a little heavy though.




Very nice!!



A very evil sword. Evil pricetag too at $10000.

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Kenneth Enroth




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PostPosted: Tue 06 Jan, 2004 6:29 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Do you think this greatsword is scottish, german or what? How are you supposed to tell if it is a real antique. It seems to be very well preserved.
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Craig Johnson
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PostPosted: Tue 06 Jan, 2004 7:26 pm    Post subject: Hello Kenneth         Reply with quote

I would most likely say that this is a Victorian piece. My guess is the weight would be way up like ten pounds or so and that the item was made for display or the stage. Is it local to you? If so it maybe one of the late 1800 or early 1900 hundered items made for the opera stage. There are some interesting pieces from this context floating around. The leather does not look older than that period and the pommel and guard fit that context as well.

I think the price is out of wack for that type of item but if one could pick it up for under a 1000 (500.00 would be even better) it would be an interesting collectable and one of the areas where new collectors can actually jump right into the market.

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PostPosted: Tue 06 Jan, 2004 11:37 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I think it looks 19th C, too. Reminds me of a couple of similar repros I've seen. Still, a pretty impressive sword (but I prefer the girl). Wink
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David McElrea




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PostPosted: Wed 07 Jan, 2004 6:51 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Kenneth Enroth wrote:
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I like this very much. I notice some similarities to the Robert the Bruce sword in general outline and it has the same kind of short and narrow fuller. Only that sword is a few hundred years earlier. Website states this as 16th century german or claymore.

Pretty girl. Pity she is not part of the deal. She complements the sword nicely.


That's my daughter you're talking about.... "pity she is not part of the deal"? WTF?!

David




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Ciaran Flanagan




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PostPosted: Wed 07 Jan, 2004 9:21 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I was gonna say this is the first picture in a series but i wont........

C

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Kenneth Enroth




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PostPosted: Wed 07 Jan, 2004 12:35 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

so it's likely a victorian piece. I did suspect that it wasn't real. Would be a bummer if someone bought it for $10000. You would have to wait a few hundred years to get your money back.

Yup, a pretty girl can sell anything.
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Joel Chesser




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PostPosted: Wed 07 Jan, 2004 9:14 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I know I would buy it from her! Big Grin
..." The person who dosen't have a sword should sell his coat and buy one."

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