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This one was sold.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT I vaguely remember seeing a similar slit in the crossguard somewhere: Danish? Swedish? Dutch? Some kind of European ..... For some reason it bugs me. Anybody has a book on European swords to consult? |
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The slit is not uncommon, encountered alone or in pairs, it is for the attachment of a lanyard or sword knot, though I'm unclear on details. One name for it is porte something; port epee or something.
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The hilt resembles that found on Polish swords, with this particular stirrup guard. The markings on the blade- "Fischel", are German? The slit in the quillon is used for the portapee knot, and is a finding on mid-19th century and later swords. Nice sword.
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