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Flavio · 28th May 2007, 10:24 AM

Ciao Roano, well when you will come here I'm

. What do you think about the very large shotel suspended near the wonderful velvet covered shield? That's another of the most interesting piece!

EDIT:

Hello Roano, I was able to take a look at Stone and the sword is more a gilè: it's only circa 18 inch from hilt to point. I also have this old illustration (from The Illustrated London News, June 21, 1884). There are two shotel-gilè one of wich shows a very similar decoration of the scabbard in comparison with the example of the Pigorini, but this one (I mean the one in the museum) it's a "real" sword (long a meter or more).

28th May 2007, 10:24 AM	#14
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Ciao Roano, well when you will come here I'm . What do you think about the very large shotel suspended near the wonderful velvet covered shield? That's another of the most interesting piece! EDIT: Hello Roano, I was able to take a look at Stone and the sword is more a gilè: it's only circa 18 inch from hilt to point. I also have this old illustration (from The Illustrated London News, June 21, 1884). There are two shotel-gilè one of wich shows a very similar decoration of the scabbard in comparison with the example of the Pigorini, but this one (I mean the one in the museum) it's a "real" sword (long a meter or more). Attached Images Last edited by Flavio; 28th May 2007 at 11:36 AM.