I would say this is a 19th century english made fantasy swords used of gaudy panoply displays where people wanted a curtain look and didn't nessicarily can't beat up old antiques. Spain and England were the main makers of these.
France also made some as did Solingen .
The English ones have a more a European mediaeval/iron age celtic and germanic style to them.
The Spanish more a Spanish 1500s-1600s style mostly ..
Germany mostly a 1500 continental.. lanskenechts and zweihanders and such.
And the french a mix with quite a few fantasy Persian, Turkish of arab and even Roman and greek weapons made.
It was whatever was in demand for displays.
I've seen quite a few old English fantasy swords with high quality blades.
A few weeks ago I saw an 1880s fantasy Norman sword with a nicely tempered sharp blade that was (not at all in line with norman swords) 13mm in the ricasso tapering to 3mm at the tip from good shear steel. I've seen others that are low grade steel or even case hardened "steeled". Some even have cast iron fittings.
Some of the German fantasy zweihanders are bearing swords for religious parades too and have no edge. Others were made to adorn castle walks as castle tourism took off.
Many... Ofe the zweihanders in circulation are these fantasy weapons.
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