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Originally Posted by AHorsa
As the "Wirsberg"-blades have the same shape and similar floral decoration as well as (in one case) a Turk´s head, I wonder if this sword can be date into the 2nd quarter of the 17th c rather than the last quarter or beginning of 18th c. But how does the turk´s head fits in that time, as they were more common during and after the great Turkish wars (1683-1699). Or am I wrong and the heads where already common earlier or are the blades later?
Kind regards
Andreas
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Your question called to mind a recent publication of an ancient artifact that has been restored that suggests the 'Turks Head' design has existed for a long time. I'm not sure when it was first applied to weapons, but I suspect long before someone thought to label them ”Turks Heads".
To avoid hijacking this thread, I have posted a photo of the artifact in questions here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...463#post268463