Identification help?

cornelistromp · 9th February 2016, 05:27 PM

I prefer a picture of the guard and not the inner guard.
maybe you can post some more pictures or a link , so it is very poor material?

hilt is Norman type 43 1550-1630 and the egg-shaped pommel is a variation of type 20 again popular in the second quarter of the 17th century.
the inner guard is of an unusual type, a variation of type 22

The rapier has been over cleaned, especially the blade, but does not look bad.

I don't think it is a fake, my impression is that is a genuine sword from the second quarter of the 17th century ca 1630-1640
(not a rapier the ao length must be >112cm)

best,
jasper

9th February 2016, 05:27 PM	#5
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,060	I prefer a picture of the guard and not the inner guard. maybe you can post some more pictures or a link , so it is very poor material? hilt is Norman type 43 1550-1630 and the egg-shaped pommel is a variation of type 20 again popular in the second quarter of the 17th century. the inner guard is of an unusual type, a variation of type 22 The rapier has been over cleaned, especially the blade, but does not look bad. I don't think it is a fake, my impression is that is a genuine sword from the second quarter of the 17th century ca 1630-1640 (not a rapier the ao length must be >112cm) best, jasper