The half moon symbol in early Spanish swords

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Originally Posted by cornelistromp

as known, some German blacksmiths from solingen used hispanicized marks... It seems that for geographical determination, a mark in itself has subordinate value and should always be considered in conjunction with the inscribed name of the blacksmith...

Absolutely, Jasper.
Actually the inverted stiuation, as you know, is also not reliable. Often we see blade smiths name inscriptions, some times even 'supported' by the To symbol, that are a fake; Ayala, Sahagun and other.


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