Awesome Hanger Sword for ID and Comments

Antique Arsenal · 29th September 2013, 10:07 PM

Hi,
I was able to safely remove the dandle off the blade. Under it I have revealed two markings. Unfortunately, they surface was heavily corroded. I have cleaned it to my best ability. I hope that these markings would shed some more light on the history of this sword.

The first marking is a distinctive lettering. I think that it is some kind of abbreviation “PK”. You can see the photo of that marking on a first picture below.

The second making was extensively damaged by the rust, but after cleaning it up and observing it under different angles I think that it is an image of three skied crown with “DD” letters below it. Off course, I could be wrong since the image is some what unclear. Please find below the two photos of that mark (2nd and 3rd image below). The last image is scanned drawing of what I think this mark represented.

Please, let me know if these marks look familiar to any of you.

Thanks,
Aleks

Antique Arsenal · 1st October 2013, 01:34 AM

Sorry for the messed up spelling. I meant “I was able to safely remove the handle off the blade” NOT “dangle”.

29th September 2013, 10:07 PM	#1
Antique Arsenal Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 35	Hi, I was able to safely remove the dandle off the blade. Under it I have revealed two markings. Unfortunately, they surface was heavily corroded. I have cleaned it to my best ability. I hope that these markings would shed some more light on the history of this sword. The first marking is a distinctive lettering. I think that it is some kind of abbreviation “PK”. You can see the photo of that marking on a first picture below. The second making was extensively damaged by the rust, but after cleaning it up and observing it under different angles I think that it is an image of three skied crown with “DD” letters below it. Off course, I could be wrong since the image is some what unclear. Please find below the two photos of that mark (2nd and 3rd image below). The last image is scanned drawing of what I think this mark represented. Please, let me know if these marks look familiar to any of you. Thanks, Aleks Attached Images

1st October 2013, 01:34 AM	#2
Antique Arsenal Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 35	Sorry for the messed up spelling. I meant “I was able to safely remove the handle off the blade” NOT “dangle”.