Unknown coat-of-arms dating to the 16th century

[Norman McCormick]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Hello Jean -Marc,
I am not an expert on swords but I believe the coat of arms (and signs on the rest of the sword) are partly english, partly French. The coat of arms also exists of 4 combined; I do know the lower left part very well as the crosses are the sign of the Templars!
I believe the stretched out lions above that (crosses-section) are of English origin and the 'Fleur de Li's' (largely depicted on the sword and topright part of ct f arm) are French.
Perhaps this little info may just point you in the right searchdirection?!?!?

Good luck, Wouter

Hi,
I think you'll find that the cross is known as the Cross of Jerusalem amongst others and nothing to do with the Templars and the lions are facing the wrong way to be English although the French attribution may have some substance.
Regards,
Norman.