blade mystery

urbanspaceman · 13th August 2021, 02:37 PM

Thanks again Jim... when do you sleep???

Your information regarding numbers is equally compelling and makes me question my indication of the historical event of 1553.

This business of ANNO alongside numbers is very curious; do you know why it was used?

Incidentally, I found a straight broadsword blade with multiple fullers and a Hounslow stamp on a sword in the York Museum (CA756).

I question a 1500s manufacture date with re-hilting but I don't know where to go to ascertain if such a blade was exported by Solingen back then; or even made back then.

Your referral to the Stortas makes me wonder though. Multi-fullered Schiavonas were common I know.

13th August 2021, 02:37 PM	#9
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 621	Dates Thanks again Jim... when do you sleep??? Your information regarding numbers is equally compelling and makes me question my indication of the historical event of 1553. This business of ANNO alongside numbers is very curious; do you know why it was used? Incidentally, I found a straight broadsword blade with multiple fullers and a Hounslow stamp on a sword in the York Museum (CA756). I question a 1500s manufacture date with re-hilting but I don't know where to go to ascertain if such a blade was exported by Solingen back then; or even made back then. Your referral to the Stortas makes me wonder though. Multi-fullered Schiavonas were common I know.