Tired Old Sword

Robert · 4th March 2011, 08:23 PM

Hello Migueldiaz, This old warrior arrived today and has a very nice patina over all of the metal parts and the horn hilt is worn from years of handling. Overall the sword shows its age as well as signs of A LOT of use. The blades edge is covered with the scars of blade to blade contact. When I first saw this in the auction pictures I thought it was damage from rust. All of this damage seems to be very old. I too wish "If it can only talk about its exploits" as I believe it would be a fascinating story indeed. The original pictures above show this sword better than the ones I have taken so there is no reason to add them to the post. I have however added one more of the auction pictures that shows the contact damage too the blade. I would also like to thank you for your pictures showing the spiral engravings on the horn hilts. If you would like I could post pictures of the ones that I have in this style. Are all of the ones that you posted yours? Thank you again.

Robert

4th March 2011, 08:23 PM	#3
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Hello Migueldiaz, This old warrior arrived today and has a very nice patina over all of the metal parts and the horn hilt is worn from years of handling. Overall the sword shows its age as well as signs of A LOT of use. The blades edge is covered with the scars of blade to blade contact. When I first saw this in the auction pictures I thought it was damage from rust. All of this damage seems to be very old. I too wish "If it can only talk about its exploits" as I believe it would be a fascinating story indeed. The original pictures above show this sword better than the ones I have taken so there is no reason to add them to the post. I have however added one more of the auction pictures that shows the contact damage too the blade. I would also like to thank you for your pictures showing the spiral engravings on the horn hilts. If you would like I could post pictures of the ones that I have in this style. Are all of the ones that you posted yours? Thank you again. Robert Attached Images