Takoubavariant?

[kronckew]

won this Medieval style steel bladed sword, 90.5cm in length", (auctioneer description )

Looks to me like a takouba variant. Any comments on age and possible origin, etc. welome. Thanks in advance for anything you can add.
sadsly, no scabbard.

[werecow]

With that pommel and short guard it looks to me like an attempt at a Viking sword.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by werecow

With that pommel and short guard it looks to me like an attempt at a Viking sword.

That was my initial thoughts, but then the blade has tak-like fullers and that crossguard is not very viking. reminded me of asub saharan short tak with a cast aluminum guard I have. (below)



In any case, it was cheap. Thought it might be worth checking it out in hand.

[kronckew]

I Note on mine in post #1, the wide blade, single fuller, rounded tip, reenforcing plates on the crossguard, holes that may have once had rivets for a cover. And the oval half a brazil nut pommel.



Also I note from http://takouba.org/the_takouba_form_...stribution.pdf


the oval pommel is also a feature on some.

[Iain]

In my view its not a takouba, its most likely an old stage prop aping a viking sword. The pommel is not of the type you would see on a takouba, its made to imitate a two part viking pommel. The blade could have been taken from a takouba or a kaskara, this was fairly common when making stage swords in the early 20th century, but its very hard to say given the current mounts.

The screenshots you posted are actually from a very old PDF I wrote and the sword is no longer in my hands but looks a lot better these days. I have posted it several times in the past.

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Iain

In my view its not a takouba, its most likely an old stage prop aping a viking sword. The pommel is not of the type you would see on a takouba, its made to imitate a two part viking pommel. The blade could have been taken from a takouba or a kaskara, this was fairly common when making stage swords in the early 20th century, but its very hard to say given the current mounts.

The screenshots you posted are actually from a very old PDF I wrote and the sword is no longer in my hands but looks a lot better these days. I have posted it several times in the past.

Your expertise is of course telling. I'll consider it a Stage Combat prop 'Viking' sword with a takouba style blade.



might be of interest to Jim in his stage combat thread in miscellanea.


Thanks, I'm always willing to learn, especially from my mistooks.
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