blade marking : WARtd WdCA

asomotif · 22nd June 2010, 06:34 PM

I just bought a blade with the marking : WAR td WdCA (see picture.)

The letter type feels like early British, but hey, what do I know...
I got lost from the etno forum again.

Any input is welcome

Best regards,
Willem

fernando · 22nd June 2010, 07:53 PM

Hi Willem,
Look here:
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=warranted
Fernando

Dmitry · 23rd June 2010, 01:02 AM

Warranted Cast Steel does sound plausible.
What's the rest of this piece look like?

asomotif · 23rd June 2010, 01:38 AM

Thanks Fernando.

So the marking will probably stand for : Warranted Cast steel ?

And the blade might be a cutlass from just after 1800;s ?

Here some pictures of my example.

Dmitry · 23rd June 2010, 02:42 AM

Looks like a trade blade, made for the eastern market, could be as late as the early 1900s.

asomotif · 23rd June 2010, 07:49 AM

Hello Dmitry,

So these trade blades maintained the broad fuller ?

Henk · 23rd June 2010, 02:14 PM

Looks like a Rudus. Blade could be from a klewang and for the purpose a reshaped tip. Nice oddity.

Dmitry · 23rd June 2010, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by asomotif

Hello Dmitry,

So these trade blades maintained the broad fuller ?

Hi,
In this case the shape of the blade doesn't comply with its apparent age, imho. For instance, look at the British-made blades made for the Ethiopian trade. They look like the British Napoleonic period blades, but were made well into the 1900s.

22nd June 2010, 06:34 PM	#1
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	blade marking : WARtd WdCA I just bought a blade with the marking : WAR td WdCA (see picture.) The letter type feels like early British, but hey, what do I know... I got lost from the etno forum again. Any input is welcome Best regards, Willem Attached Images

23rd June 2010, 01:38 AM	#4
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Thanks Fernando. So the marking will probably stand for : Warranted Cast steel ? And the blade might be a cutlass from just after 1800;s ? Here some pictures of my example. Attached Images

22nd June 2010, 07:53 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Willem, Look here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ight=warranted Fernando

23rd June 2010, 01:02 AM	#3
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Warranted Cast Steel does sound plausible. What's the rest of this piece look like?

23rd June 2010, 02:42 AM	#5
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Looks like a trade blade, made for the eastern market, could be as late as the early 1900s.

23rd June 2010, 07:49 AM	#6
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Hello Dmitry, So these trade blades maintained the broad fuller ?

23rd June 2010, 02:14 PM	#7
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Looks like a Rudus. Blade could be from a klewang and for the purpose a reshaped tip. Nice oddity.