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Hello Everyone,
here is a piece i would like to hear your opinions about. The well balanced sword is 59cm long with a staghorn hilt and a rather massive cross-guard. But the interesting part is the blade that shows markings from three different eras. The oldest markings are engraved on the sides of the ricasso: "F. Herzog" and "zu Braunschweig" (engl. "F. Duke of Brunswick"). Could this be Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel (1721- 1792)? I don't think the blade is earlier than 18th century and this one is the only one with a single "F." in his name. Then there are etchings on the broad sides of the blade that show the crest and the monogram of William, Duke of Brunswick (1830-1884). The IMHO latest marking is located on the broad side of the ricasso and reads "Marie". The style of the letters indicate a late 19th-early 20th century origin. I think the blade has been reworked at least once during its life. I remember having seen this kind of blade before but cannot remember on what kind of sword. Oh, and before someone asks: the two mottos on the crest are "Nec aspera terrent" and "Honi soit qui mal y pense" Best Regards, Thilo Last edited by mrwizard; 1st November 2012 at 05:08 PM. |
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Hello Fernando and A Senefelder,
Thank you for your comments. Fernando, you are right this looks a lot like the katzbalger blade in this post http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...67&postcount=3 I didn't even think about katzbalgers because i dated this blade much later. Maybe the swordsmith was inspired by katzbalger blades. In the unlikely case that this is indeed a shortened katzbalger blade i would have made the deal of my life... ![]() As i wrote the crest is definitely that of William, Duke of Brunswick (1830-1884): http://diglib.hab.de/?grafik=exlib-berlepsch-19-1-00130 * The "honi soit..." motto is indeed from the Order of the Garter and "Nec aspera terrent" is the motto of the Welfes. So, no surprise there. I think the blade is older than the etching mainly because of the older encraving indicating a "F. Duke of Brunswick". I wonder who could be meant by that... ![]() Best Regards, Thilo * sorry for the link but i am not allowed to copy the picture to this forum |
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Hi,
I wouldn't discount the possibility of a cut down Scottish broadsword blade, regimental or otherwise might help explain the 19thC style etching. Regards, Norman. |
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