Tesche Small Sword or Rapier

ulfberth · 11th October 2015, 11:17 AM

Hi Cathey,

this is a small sword, however I believe it is a composite sword.
The pommel and the and the shell guard do not belong together and if you compare the engraving of the shell guard with the engraving of the blade it is crude vs very fine and the pommel has no engraving altogether.
The outer parts of quillons are also a later restoration, so small sword yes, but composite with parts from various pieces but with a nice blade.

The blade is most probably from Johannes Tesche from Solingen, Germany 3rd quarter of 17th century.
Han being short for Johannes and Ic Han meaning I Johannes, and wiersierg standing for Weyersberg Solingen,
IN X ALAVAMASIA for In Alamania

Kind regards

Ulfberth

11th October 2015, 11:17 AM	#2
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 412	Hi Cathey, this is a small sword, however I believe it is a composite sword. The pommel and the and the shell guard do not belong together and if you compare the engraving of the shell guard with the engraving of the blade it is crude vs very fine and the pommel has no engraving altogether. The outer parts of quillons are also a later restoration, so small sword yes, but composite with parts from various pieces but with a nice blade. The blade is most probably from Johannes Tesche from Solingen, Germany 3rd quarter of 17th century. Han being short for Johannes and Ic Han meaning I Johannes, and wiersierg standing for Weyersberg Solingen, IN X ALAVAMASIA for In Alamania Kind regards Ulfberth Last edited by ulfberth; 11th October 2015 at 11:33 AM.