The fleur de lis ... in a wider spectrum

Victrix · 28th November 2017, 06:00 PM

Perhaps someone familiar with sword makers’ marks from Toledo can explain why one mark associated with Juan Martinez is what appears to be a fleur-de-lis? Did he have French origins or does it symbolize something other than France? Some argue that this was not his mark, but some other unknown blade smith. What differentiates this mark from Martinez’s often copied half moon mark?

http://rcin.org.pl/Content/54821/WA3...uan-Mart_I.pdf

28th November 2017, 06:00 PM	#10
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 770	Perhaps someone familiar with sword makers’ marks from Toledo can explain why one mark associated with Juan Martinez is what appears to be a fleur-de-lis? Did he have French origins or does it symbolize something other than France? Some argue that this was not his mark, but some other unknown blade smith. What differentiates this mark from Martinez’s often copied half moon mark? http://rcin.org.pl/Content/54821/WA3...uan-Mart_I.pdf Attached Images