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10th December 2014, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 534
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A wavy blade from??
I found this wavy blade at a Dutch collectors website. They look for all sorts of excavated items but couldn't determine what this is.
It looks like a short version of the Flamberge swords.. but this is far out of my field of expertise  Maybe some other members can shed light into this subject. No dimensions or other pictures are available but they are very eager to assist according to there website. http://www.dutchartefacts.nl/?page_id=322 
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11th December 2014, 03:40 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,060
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the construction of the short tang, on which the strong tapering handle/grip is fixed with a single pin, so that inside of barrel is not damaged, reveals that this is a plug bayonet. 17th C.!
they have a hilt so could also be used as a dagger. they were also made from broken rapier blades, whether this is the case here, I do not know. best, Jasper |
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11th December 2014, 05:47 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 9,694
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Just a guess ...
Doesn't it look like this blade was shortened in both ends ? This judging by the by the fuller, which ends too far into the point and starts too close from the tang ... no ricasso at all. As Jasper suggests, a blade either modified for a plug bayonet or for a dagger ... probably salvaged from a broken sword  .
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13th December 2014, 09:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Berlin
Posts: 48
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looks Persian to me .
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