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Old 10th June 2020, 05:42 PM   #1
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Default Opinions needed about a schlachtschwert / zweihander

Hello people! Few days ago I bought this sword and I would like your opinion on it... Overall it's 163cm long, 118cm blade and 95cm from the end of the ricasso to the tip. Ricasso tapers from 10 to 8mm and the blade is 10mm at the end of the ricasso, 5mm in the middle and 2.5 - 3mm last 10cm of the blade. Ricasso is only 37mm wide at the base and the blade is 6cm wide at the widest at the tip. The sword weighs about 3.7kg. The blade is very flexible and I think well tempered. Mark looks like one of the Stantlers of Munich marks.
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Old 10th June 2020, 06:33 PM   #2
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...And the pictures, Luka ... .
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Old 10th June 2020, 07:29 PM   #3
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Oh, the pictures, yes.
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Old 11th June 2020, 07:47 AM   #4
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I am no expert on this kind of swords but I think this is a piece of pure historism. At least I cannot see any traces of age of the last 450 years.
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Old 11th June 2020, 05:18 PM   #5
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its not 17th century but 19th or later and the other sword probably to.
This type with the knot at the end of the crossguard is a known reproduction, could you post some pictures of the other sword ?
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Old 11th June 2020, 07:08 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by ulfberth
its not 17th century but 19th or later and the other sword probably to.
This type with the knot at the end of the crossguard is a known reproduction, could you post some pictures of the other sword ?
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I will take some. Is it usual for 19th century blades to have such drastic distal taper and good balance? I think the hilt is 19th century but the blade is older...
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Old 12th June 2020, 07:01 AM   #7
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Fairly recent decorative sword.
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