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Originally Posted by Chris Evans
Hi Marius,
What a beautiful sword, congratulations!
How long is the blade? From the pics it seems rather short...
Cheers
Chris
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Overall length is 114 cm, which is reasonably good for this type and age albeit it may have lost a couple of centimeters to successive sharpening and repairs.
Anyhow, the geometry of the blade (slightly broader than later types) appears to indicate late 16th to early 17th century, I guess...
No idea about markings but I may post more as soon as I receive it and get better photos. I am also very curious of any punch marks on the ricasso.