Possible cut down sword (first post on European Armoury forum)

Pitt1999 · 7th December 2021, 09:36 PM

Hello,

I have recently purchased a knife that was sold as a cut down sword. I do not deny this but I have questions about what kind of sword it possibly could have been. The blade appears to have been made from one sword and the hilt recycled from another. These are the seller's pics because I do not have the knife yet.

Thanks for your comments

AHorsa · 9th December 2021, 03:24 PM

Hi Pitt,

the hilt is likely to stem from 18th century (2nd half) smallsword.
I can´t tell anything about the blade.

Cheers
Andreas

Pitt1999 · 9th December 2021, 11:42 PM

Thanks for your reply, I'll probably post some more pictures when I get the knife. Although I feel that the seller's pictures do a good job of showing the important details, like the part of the pommel, where it appears that the knuckle bow was removed.

toaster5sqn · 10th December 2021, 04:49 AM

To judge by the small amount of fuller showing it looks like the blade is the tip of a sabre or hanger, probably the least distinctive part of most swords. I can't give you much hope for ever tracking the donor blade down.

Robert

7th December 2021, 09:36 PM	#1
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 105	Possible cut down sword (first post on European Armoury forum) Hello, I have recently purchased a knife that was sold as a cut down sword. I do not deny this but I have questions about what kind of sword it possibly could have been. The blade appears to have been made from one sword and the hilt recycled from another. These are the seller's pics because I do not have the knife yet. Thanks for your comments Attached Images

9th December 2021, 03:24 PM	#2
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 367	Hi Pitt, the hilt is likely to stem from 18th century (2nd half) smallsword. I can´t tell anything about the blade. Cheers Andreas

9th December 2021, 11:42 PM	#3
Pitt1999 Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 105	Thanks for your reply, I'll probably post some more pictures when I get the knife. Although I feel that the seller's pictures do a good job of showing the important details, like the part of the pommel, where it appears that the knuckle bow was removed.

10th December 2021, 04:49 AM	#4
toaster5sqn Member Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: New Zealand Posts: 72	To judge by the small amount of fuller showing it looks like the blade is the tip of a sabre or hanger, probably the least distinctive part of most swords. I can't give you much hope for ever tracking the donor blade down. Robert