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Hi I have not been here for ages ... recently got new sword or something what it was... any ideas on markings, Passau? This is not my area, but I know this item for many years and maybe I will get it for my collection... any comments
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any photos of the whole thing? dimensions would be nice too. looks german side sword-ish.
bit of elbow grease and a new grip and she'll be almost good as new ![]() |
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![]() Probably one of our knowledged members will say something definite about your sword. Pictures of the whole thing would be important, as suggested by Wayne. |
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Hello,
It looks like a great specimen! I agree that it is German, and might date to around 1530ish. The wolf-mark originates from Passau, but was already being copied elsewhere I think - in Solingen for example. There are two similar swords in Zurich that have a fairly similar "forked-cross" mark (but no wolf-mark). best, Mark |
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Husar, great to have you back!!! It does not seem you were gone that long as I remember your avatar and name clearly.
Looks like a fantastic example, and even more so that it has been static for so long in a collection you know. The latten markings are outstanding, and excellent input there Mark, with the chart and excerpts of examples! This of the period being suggested by Mark in my opinion, and the running wolf is of course a Solingen issue of the Passau established marking. The chart from Eduard Wagner (1967) showing the running wolf variations is of course not a chronological development study, but exemplars Wagner had noted from various weapons he had examined and their approximate period. The forked cross also appears a Solingen issue of similar markings used in Milan (usually with letter beneath) and paired with the wolf as quality or other imbuement. |
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