Strange sword

Rivkin · 20th October 2005, 04:24 AM

I don't know - can the blade be eastern anatolian ? Besides maronites (who are catholics) they have large numbers of pontic greeks and smaller numbers of other christian groups; seeing the icons would clear up the exact canon that was used in making them.

RSWORD · 20th October 2005, 02:52 PM

I had the same thoughts as Ham. When I first noticed this piece I was thinking it might be a late 19th, early 20th century Bazaar piece made up from spare parts lying around. People were not as wasteful back in those days and I am sure an enterprising person would not let a bunch of spare pieces lying around go to waste. As Ariel has pointed out, a lot of different styles in this one piece.

Miyamoto · 20th October 2005, 03:47 PM

I don't like that sword. It looks lika a tourist souvenir.

The blade is definetly syrian and doesn't look more than 50 years old. I had a made in syria piece with almost identical blade. The crosguard doesn't seem to be original to the sword and it is soldered to the handle in a modern way.

The scabbard looks hevily redecorated for catching the tourist eye.

I've never saw that kind of glass gems on an Ottoman or even Persian piece. look at the central one... it has even a flower in it. Thinking about it it seems like an italian earing (Murano, Venice) like the ones in vogue about 7 or 8 years ago.

The handle however looks OK without that "gems" and the strange circle added recently . I'd say Serbia 17th century.

Another thing... In my opinion thoose icon drawings on metal would fade away in a period of more than 50 years

Just an old, post WWII tourist crap put toghether in somewhere in the balkans, from my point of view.

20th October 2005, 04:24 AM	#1
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	I don't know - can the blade be eastern anatolian ? Besides maronites (who are catholics) they have large numbers of pontic greeks and smaller numbers of other christian groups; seeing the icons would clear up the exact canon that was used in making them.

20th October 2005, 02:52 PM	#2
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,093	I had the same thoughts as Ham. When I first noticed this piece I was thinking it might be a late 19th, early 20th century Bazaar piece made up from spare parts lying around. People were not as wasteful back in those days and I am sure an enterprising person would not let a bunch of spare pieces lying around go to waste. As Ariel has pointed out, a lot of different styles in this one piece.

20th October 2005, 03:47 PM	#3
Miyamoto Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 44	I don't like that sword. It looks lika a tourist souvenir. The blade is definetly syrian and doesn't look more than 50 years old. I had a made in syria piece with almost identical blade. The crosguard doesn't seem to be original to the sword and it is soldered to the handle in a modern way. The scabbard looks hevily redecorated for catching the tourist eye. I've never saw that kind of glass gems on an Ottoman or even Persian piece. look at the central one... it has even a flower in it. Thinking about it it seems like an italian earing (Murano, Venice) like the ones in vogue about 7 or 8 years ago. The handle however looks OK without that "gems" and the strange circle added recently . I'd say Serbia 17th century. Another thing... In my opinion thoose icon drawings on metal would fade away in a period of more than 50 years Just an old, post WWII tourist crap put toghether in somewhere in the balkans, from my point of view.