Italian broadsword, 1500s-1600s ?

Gavin Nugent · 9th September 2010, 04:42 AM

A ponerdous piece, something I recently saw for sale....did you buy it?

Not Italian in my eyes at all, whilst 'work horse' examples' are sure to be found, I have rarely seen any Italian sword lacking in a certain 'flare' in consistancy and quality even in the 'users' not seen in high end books.

This to me is too much of a hybrid combination of parts that points to East Africa under Arabian influnce in my eyes. The blade appears far to robust and large for an Oman Kattara, to my eyes a Kaskara blade.

I will ponder some more.

Gav

9th September 2010, 04:42 AM	#6
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	a ponderous piece A ponerdous piece, something I recently saw for sale....did you buy it? Not Italian in my eyes at all, whilst 'work horse' examples' are sure to be found, I have rarely seen any Italian sword lacking in a certain 'flare' in consistancy and quality even in the 'users' not seen in high end books. This to me is too much of a hybrid combination of parts that points to East Africa under Arabian influnce in my eyes. The blade appears far to robust and large for an Oman Kattara, to my eyes a Kaskara blade. I will ponder some more. Gav