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I recently acquired the firanghi pictured below. I'm posting it here because I have questions about the visible European maker's marks on the blade.
Short background: The sword is believed to be 17th century with a 16th century Italian or Spanish blade. Aside from the large brace and extensive gold koftgari, the most striking thing about the sword is its size: 115 cm. It was not uncommon for firanghi to use local blades with imitation European maker's marks, but I think that this is a well put together sword with a nice, genuine European blade. And the imitation marks tend to be much smaller in scope and more simple. Regarding the marks, I see 2 marks that are repeated a few times:
I'm having a hard time with the rest of the marks, and I'm not sure if I'm looking at some C's or omegas, V's or a W, an H or 3 I's, etc. I was hoping that someone might be familiar with these marks and could point me towards the smith. There is a mix of the dealer's pictures (because his pictures are prettier), and my pictures. |
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