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Welcome to the forum Enibas
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Hi Barry, I have sometimes seen those joints elaborated as actual human fingers on rapier hilts! m Last edited by Matchlock; 24th July 2012 at 08:14 PM. |
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Hi Alain, As Ben has pointed out in the meantime - thanks, Ben, and welcome here ![]() I guess that as time passed, some 500-400 years ago, less armories were ready to pay the considerably higher prices charged for 'real' Passau blades claimed to have been imported from that Lower Bavarian city. It seems to have become generally accepted in weaponry that saying 'Passau wolf' implies 'Passau style wolf'; the same applies to 'Solingen' wolves. For a couple of decades, this lead arms historians to call many of those wolves 'contemporary fakes'. I think that that the neutral term copy would be more appropriate as nothing like a copyright existed in those historical times. Best, m Last edited by Matchlock; 24th July 2012 at 08:31 PM. |
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I have Schiavone with unknown characters. Does anyone know what is it?
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Maybe upside down ?
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Hello Pappa-karlo,
just I saw your niece piece. Quite perfect hilt, nice pommel. I guess, that the stamped letters are cyrillic. We can find a sciavona, also younger type (18th century ) with "three ladders" in the Collection Carl Beck. Sursee (Swiss). There is the name "Sava" stamped in cyrillic letters into the hilt (http://www.waffensammlung-beck.ch/waffe67.html). The author Boccia mentions five Sciavone with the lettering "Sava" in cyrillic. It is assumed that this is the name of the master, who built the hilts. Thus, it could be here to be a master signature In this case, would Pappa-Karlo's sciavona also a hint that not only o n e master in cyrillic letters signed. Certainly there were no Italians, signed in Cyrillic, but there were craftsmen from abroad. Perhaps these craftsmen came from the Balkans. The rich Venice undoubtedly attracted numerous artisans from abroad and also had the need. May be someone in the forum who can translate this cyrillic letters? Very unusually is the plate at the hilt. I am sorry, I did not found a english term for "Stichblatt" ![]() |
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Is this a schiavona variation? Just sold on e-bay for <$250 :-)
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Thank you very much for your detailed response. It's very interesting. I think this should be name. I found the Serbian alphabet, but only a couple of letters are similar. Not easy question.
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The pommel of course is the cat-head's-pommel we know from the sciavona.
Your sword is conform to a type of naval weapon which was used in 17th century by mercenaries of venice. Typical is the cat-heads-pommel, the guard and a rather short blade. So at first we have to define, what is a sciavona variation? Which are characteristics of the sciavona? Most important characteristics of sciavona: 1)The cat-heads-pommel (iron, brass, rarely silver or other) 2) the blade must be fit for cut 3) a basket hilt Do you agree? My opinioin: In remote sense can your sword be described as Sciavona variation (Pommel, blade). Presumably this was not a weapon used by dalmatian mercenaries, who were usually as foot-soldier in the service of Venice during the 17th/18th century, but startet their mercenary career as naval figthers during the Middle ages (Boccia). Probably there were dalmatians still in the navy around 1700 and used this type, but this is bold speculated. I think, other figthers enjoyed sciavona variations - like us ![]() ![]() |
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Hi Ben,
English auction catalogs use the expression shell-guard for the German word Stichblatt. Durchbrochenes Stichblatt is pierced shell-guard. Best, Michael |
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Good morning to all.
Thank you for help with english term, Matchlock. Fernando, of course the "naval sword" Ariel shows to us could be a composite one. The type is quickly done from old and new parts. A final assessment of the authenticity by photo is not possible. But the type (cat-head-pommel, shell, knuckleguard and short blade fit for cut) is not an individual case. So I am going to view my images from the doge's palace, if there is the type in the this fantastic collection. If I find one or some, I will post it. |
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the last exemple from ariel reply is a venetian naval sword called "Fanti del Mar" , it is a nice exemple but composite and a later exemple...
they was used by the venetian infantry troups called like the sword fanti del mar in italian , actually lagunari in Venice ( a modern military section ). Here one of my differents exemples I had . This one with venetian arsenal mark. |
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Now I do not have to look for an example.
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some books exemple of schiavona's , fanti del mar , schiavonesca .
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others .
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Hello, This exemple was 90 cm circa , but usualy they can be from 85 to 102 cm max the largest exemple I seen ... thank you |
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Regards, Zlatko Addition - you may find longer version of this inscription in E.Oakeshott: "European Weapons and Armour" page 189 fig. 87 - "Grgur majstor" - meaning Gregory artisan - indicating local hilt production in Dalmatia. Last edited by aurelius56; 8th October 2012 at 09:00 PM. |
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Welcome to the forum Zlatko
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Hi Zlatko,
The script on this Austrian mounted Pala has so far eluded translation, maybe you recognise the form? Oh, and welcome to the Forum, the nicest bunch of "eccentrics" ![]() ![]() ![]() Regards, Norman. Last edited by Norman McCormick; 8th October 2012 at 06:19 PM. |
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For the start, here is the one with more elaborate hilt construction than usual Early XVII cent, broad blade with short fuller, on both sides "marca di mosca" (Belluno?), iron pommel. Well proportioned and homogenuosus sword. Unfortunately previous owner used some acid to clean the sword :-( Total length 105 cm; blade 90,5 cm; width 4,8 cm |
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unfortunately I do not recognize this characters :-( They might be some talismanic magical signs or Russian Cyrilic - sorry. Regards, Zlatko |
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Hi Zlatko,
Many thanks for taking the time to look. ![]() My Regards, Norman. |
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Great sword Zlatko,
Thanks a lot for sharing. Listen, why don't you open a thread/s to post your collection examples ? ![]() |
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Hello fellow collectors can anyone ID this schiavone maker , date orgin country ? I see a running wolf with rose gold inlay reminance and the orb and cross has the same rose gold inlay. Can anyone shanre any information on this piece? The pommel is very nicely detailed also. Thank you :-)
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Very nice. Early type. Anyone around to tell more about this piece ?
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