Relic condition European sword

shayde78 · 27th June 2017, 05:36 PM

Hello. I am a long time 'lurker' and have spent some time trying to learn from the countless informative posts on here. Thank you all for the free education!

This is my first post. I recently acquired an item that appears to be an old 13th-14th century Western European sword in rough stabilized excavated condition. I don't know how often these are faked, but there are a number of features that seem genuine to me. Pictures are below. I think it would qualify as a Type XII (Oakeshott), and looks to be nearly identical to the 5th example shown on this page ( http://myarmoury.com/feature_spotxii.html ) from the Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen. No visible makers marks remain. The fuller is sound, and continues past the guard up onto the hilt (as I have seen on other genuine items). The pommel is solid brass (or bronze) and has corrosion that seems consistent with the condition of the blade. The total length is 3' (each of the tiles in the pictures are 1'x1'). The balance seems right. The proportions seem right. Are these faked? If so, how does one tell?
Thank you in advance for any feedback you can provide.

27th June 2017, 05:36 PM	#1
shayde78 Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Posts: 445	Relic condition European sword Hello. I am a long time 'lurker' and have spent some time trying to learn from the countless informative posts on here. Thank you all for the free education! This is my first post. I recently acquired an item that appears to be an old 13th-14th century Western European sword in rough stabilized excavated condition. I don't know how often these are faked, but there are a number of features that seem genuine to me. Pictures are below. I think it would qualify as a Type XII (Oakeshott), and looks to be nearly identical to the 5th example shown on this page ( http://myarmoury.com/feature_spotxii.html ) from the Nationalmuseet in Copenhagen. No visible makers marks remain. The fuller is sound, and continues past the guard up onto the hilt (as I have seen on other genuine items). The pommel is solid brass (or bronze) and has corrosion that seems consistent with the condition of the blade. The total length is 3' (each of the tiles in the pictures are 1'x1'). The balance seems right. The proportions seem right. Are these faked? If so, how does one tell? Thank you in advance for any feedback you can provide. Attached Images