Help with ID of this curved sword please

[urbanspaceman]

Ref. Armadillo:
I spoke with my friend; he had indeed mentioned someone from the West side (Lake District/Cumberland) who had moved South some time ago to join family. His name was/is Terence Orchard. Good luck.

[ulfberth]

as Fernando wrote on the scope of this forum:
This forum purpose is to primarily provide a place for the study of history and development of arms and armour, from ancient times to the end of the 19th century, firearms included.
Exceptions like modern (vintage) shooting guns post 1900, or modern weapon reproductions that may reflect historical representation, will be understandable in due context but, our scope being the study of actual antique weapons, we prefer to leave their discussion to more specialized venues.

There are other forums that specialize in reproductions for instance " myarmoury"
Im sure they will be glad to help you , in my opinion these things have no place and bring down the purpose, image and quality of this forum and we are obliged to respect the original intend of the founders.

[werecow]

Unfortunately myarmoury has not been accepting new members for many years now (for at least as long as I've been collecting).

[Hotspur]

The Sword Buyers Guide is probably the remaining forum where some of the long term modern collectors still gather. All Swords and the IASC rooms on Facebook.

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/iascpost/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1243498752490849/

There are other FB groups but those stand out, as visible



Cheers
GC

[Armadillo]

To all the members of Vikingsword who responded to my comment:
I apologize for focusing on the elements of a sword that appeared to be reproductions. My assertion and inquiry appear to be beyond the scope of this discussion forum.

I do however feel that recognizing the techniques of reproduction and the stylistic elements and trends is an important part of differentiating historical from reproduction. The hand and eye of a particular maker often offer noteworthy clues. In this instance I felt it was worth pointing out. There is one other sword shared on this forum that has hilt components almost certainly from the same hand. That insight should be valuable to collectors of historic edged weapons.

I want to point out that it was not my intention at all to claim that the workmanship itself was deliberately misleading. Quite the contrary. If I am correct about this maker, he has done a fine job of creating an aesthetic that is historical in nature but versed enough in stylistic detail to create designs that are very much his own identifiable pastiche. That is exactly what appeals to me about his work.

My search for a particular artist brought me here via a Pinterest search. I've exhausted attempts to locate this maker, but I'm pleased to have discovered this forum and a long history of old threads to study.
Best,
Adair

[Armadillo]

Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

Ref. Armadillo:
I spoke with my friend; he had indeed mentioned someone from the West side (Lake District/Cumberland) who had moved South some time ago to join family. His name was/is Terence Orchard. Good luck.

Thank you for the suggestion. While not the name I had in mind, I look forward to seeing the work of Mr. Orchard.