Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Two-Handed Great Sword

dana_w · 24th November 2012, 04:45 PM

Hi Jim,

Right now I am in new user purgatory, so my return posts will be delayed a bit.

Thanks for your comments. You have contributed some very useful information. I will update my notes, and research the cross of St. Ambrose. Maybe I can find a copy of the books you mentioned too. Do you have any tips on where to begin a more “detailed research”. The geopolitics of 18th and 19th Italy are (just a little) outside of my scope.

My father was a friend of Joe Kindig Jr (http://www.kindigrifles.com/legacy.html) and purchased the sword from him in the late 50s or early 60s. The cross guard looks much shorter than the handle in the photos, but it is an optical illusion. They are almost the same length. In hand the sword feels well balanced.

Fernando posted some photos of a ceremonial montante from the Lisbon Military Museum. It too has unusual flukes close to a basket type guard.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...6&postcount=13

Thanks again,
Dana

24th November 2012, 04:45 PM	#6
dana_w Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Southeast Florida, USA Posts: 436	Hi Jim, Right now I am in new user purgatory, so my return posts will be delayed a bit. Thanks for your comments. You have contributed some very useful information. I will update my notes, and research the cross of St. Ambrose. Maybe I can find a copy of the books you mentioned too. Do you have any tips on where to begin a more “detailed research”. The geopolitics of 18th and 19th Italy are (just a little) outside of my scope. My father was a friend of Joe Kindig Jr (http://www.kindigrifles.com/legacy.html) and purchased the sword from him in the late 50s or early 60s. The cross guard looks much shorter than the handle in the photos, but it is an optical illusion. They are almost the same length. In hand the sword feels well balanced. Fernando posted some photos of a ceremonial montante from the Lisbon Military Museum. It too has unusual flukes close to a basket type guard. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...6&postcount=13 Thanks again, Dana Last edited by dana_w; 25th November 2012 at 03:42 PM.