European Executioner Sword

Philip · 25th December 2006, 02:26 AM

I appreciate again your vast historical knowledge, here in the States we cannot get many books on Portugurse history so we are at a disadvantage. The info you provide indicates that the fellow at the I.D.E.S. who told me about the non-killing of bulls in Portugal may have had some dates and facts wrong. outra vez, obrigado!

I don't want to discuss the tourada/corrida further on this thread because taurine sport is off topic in this context, but if you have pics of the old Portuguese bullfighting sword, could you START A NEW THREAD to share this little-known info with us all? Maybe you can post a pic of your Spanish style "estoc" side by side for comparison purposes.

Joe · 25th December 2006, 10:43 AM

Depiction of an execution about to be performed, using a horizontal cut?

fernando · 25th December 2006, 09:51 PM

Hi Philip,
I do not have that much historical knowledge ... only a couple days browsing the Net, looking for some Portuguese material, besides a couple books and a couple notions.
I too don't want to feed any discussion in bullfighting as a topic ... this was all about swords and swording.
I once posted my Spanish estoque in this Forum, but the discussion diverted from the virtual idea.
If you wish, i can e-mail pictures to you, with some supporting info.
Kind regards
fernando

fenlander · 26th December 2006, 10:43 AM

Joe do you know aything more about the picture you posted. Where is it from i.e. which country ? Who are they etc ?

Joe · 26th December 2006, 07:30 PM

Sorry Fenlander, I don't know anything about the picture that can't be inferred from looking at it.

fenlander · 27th December 2006, 09:37 AM

Fantastic picture. Never seen anything like it

25th December 2006, 02:26 AM	#1
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	Thanks, Fernando! I appreciate again your vast historical knowledge, here in the States we cannot get many books on Portugurse history so we are at a disadvantage. The info you provide indicates that the fellow at the I.D.E.S. who told me about the non-killing of bulls in Portugal may have had some dates and facts wrong. outra vez, obrigado! I don't want to discuss the tourada/corrida further on this thread because taurine sport is off topic in this context, but if you have pics of the old Portuguese bullfighting sword, could you START A NEW THREAD to share this little-known info with us all? Maybe you can post a pic of your Spanish style "estoc" side by side for comparison purposes.

25th December 2006, 10:43 AM	#2
Joe Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 48	Depiction of an execution about to be performed, using a horizontal cut? Attached Images

26th December 2006, 10:43 AM	#4
fenlander Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62	Joe Joe do you know aything more about the picture you posted. Where is it from i.e. which country ? Who are they etc ?

27th December 2006, 09:37 AM	#6
fenlander Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 62	no problem Fantastic picture. Never seen anything like it

25th December 2006, 09:51 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Philip, I do not have that much historical knowledge ... only a couple days browsing the Net, looking for some Portuguese material, besides a couple books and a couple notions. I too don't want to feed any discussion in bullfighting as a topic ... this was all about swords and swording. I once posted my Spanish estoque in this Forum, but the discussion diverted from the virtual idea. If you wish, i can e-mail pictures to you, with some supporting info. Kind regards fernando

26th December 2006, 07:30 PM	#5
Joe Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 48	Sorry Fenlander, I don't know anything about the picture that can't be inferred from looking at it.