Odd sword that sold at Dorotheum

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by cornelistromp

sorry for late reply in this thread.

This sword is of a type carried by the Venetians troups in the wars against the Ottoman Turks.

this dalmation sword, also the blade, can be dated around 1600-1650 , it is of oakeshott type XIII, a type frequently used in the 16th and 17th C.
However I must admit that oakeshotts classification is not/rarely used for 17thC swords.
The origin probably is Venice.

best,

Salaams Cornelistromp ! I was stuck for a moment trying to find an example and then your superb picture arrived... Great support ... For me this is really the first serious look at Swords of the European region and requires a load of swatting up. I had re-read lumps of "Constantinople-The Rise and Fall" hoping to gain a foothold and some of the brilliant stuff in Forum Library. I'm sure there is a lot more to unearth on this subject and details of the strange cuff could develop . I am quite curious about the cuff on #1 and the example at the Wallace. Below is the late 15th C sketch I have of a weapon with a similar pommel not 8 sided but 6. Jim has also placed a reference from "Arts of the Muslim Knight" and I wondered if anyone has an example of the unusual latten "Cross IN Orb"

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.