brief notes on a 16th century sword

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Originally Posted by mariusgmioc

I am definitely not a specialist in the field and I am rather paranoid by nature... so for me this looks like ta typical 19century "Historismus" sword.

The mere fact that it came from an old and respected collection, doesn't make it necessarily genuine. I have seen other examles where otherwise reputed myuseums were dead wrong about the age of some of the items in their collections.

PS: See for example posting #20 in the thread below:

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=chicago

no the provenance is never a guarantee, I studied and discussed the sword for some time now and have no doubt that the sword is 16th century.


furthermore I don't expect you to say something meaningful about the authenticity merely based on the small pictures alone.

nevertheless I welcome your opinion, even if you indicate that you are not a specialist and you have become a little paranoid.



best,
Jasper