Help to identify a sword

[Almonzo]

Hello all members,

I'm new here but I read a lot of the forum threads and like edged
weapons.

I have this strange sword to identify please.

For most of my friends it is just a fantasy sword but I think it is good.

[Lee]

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[Oriental Armament Collection]

Originally Posted by Almonzo

Hello all members,

I'm new here but I read a lot of the forum threads and like edged
weapons.

I have this strange sword to identify please.

For most of my friends it is just a fantasy sword but I think it is good.

Welcome! I'm new here too, and I'm looking forward to seeing your sword.

[Almonzo]

Hello thank you,
I tried , now I hope it will be ok.

Sword is a mix of medieval pommel and hilt with a celtic ? ?
guard and blade

[Ian]

Your friends mat be correct but I think you will get more responses in the European Armoury, so I'm transferring it there.

Regards,

Ian

[Almonzo]

Hello, OK thank you !

I put other pictures with more light,
The blade is really thin , sharp at edges and 3-4mm at the middle
With no visible central ridge

Thank you

[Lee]

I think that you are correct in your attribution of the styles of the various components. I do not recognize the whole, perhaps something along the lines of an militia infantry sword of the early 19th century, a hunting hanger or a particularly nicely made theatrical prop with some age. Hopefully someone will have more definitive ideas.

[werecow]

My guess would be a 19th century historicism piece, though I can't say I've ever seen another like it.

[Hotspur]

Possibly from the Hollywood sand &sandal era. I saw this one years ago, listed as a prop for the silent Ben Hur. B&W era stuff.

For some reason, my first impression was the type of stuff Kirby Wise may have made during the SCA years but this has real age showing.

[francantolin]

I'll be less harsh than my comrades.
The leather-covered guard is old, and the wide, flat, and sharp blade as you said , which shows clearly some age and is made of quality steel, reminds me of my 16th-century Italian sword/storta.
See my previous post: Strange blade on Italian(?) old sword

Is it a short sword or long sword?
The hilt, even though it looks like a Viking/Norman or Celtic type, reminds me of certain long cinquedeas from the same period, 1500-1600. Clearly, the leaf-shaped blade is anachronistic. Perhaps it was a special order with a beautiful medieval pommel. What is the sword's length and weight, by the way?

Kind regards

[werecow]

What are the measurements?

To me the hilt looks to be 1.5 hand sized but the sword as a whole looks like a one handed sword, so if that is the case the proportions are a bit off as compared to historical examples (but as it happens actually do match lots of movie swords). However it is hard to judge the real measurements from the picture.

[Almonzo]

Thank you all members for the messages,
I will look for old European Italian swords .

It is a large sword, I would have mentioned that.
The total length is 97,5cm/ 38,38 inches
Weight is 1,4 kg / 3.09 pounds
Balance of the blade is 16cm away from the guard.
Largest part of the blade is 6,5cm large/ 2,56 inches and really thin ,
a little larger in the middle as I already said
It don't look like a deco piece ,
the blade is really really sharp all around the sword ; except the 5-6 first centimeters near the guard.
For a movie, I don't think it will be the best .

[Victrix]

A movie prop would likely not be sharpened.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Almonzo

...the blade is really really sharp all around the sword ; except the 5-6 first centimeters near the guard...

That pretty much dismisses the possibility of a theatrical or film prop sword!