Illyrian / Greek Sword for identification.

fearn · 27th August 2012, 05:38 AM

Dimensions would help. Problem is that several people and firms make replica swords of this type. Getting the dimensions would help sort out whether it's genuine, a replica from a place like Del Tin or some other maker. The original swords are relatively better-made than the replicas, but I wouldn't try to judge whether a sword is original based on a photograph.

I'm not an expert, but it appears to be the widespread and long-lived "Naue II" type. There are various formal types of bronze age sword (http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons1.htm), and you can check yourself.

Best,

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27th August 2012, 05:38 AM	#4
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Dimensions would help. Problem is that several people and firms make replica swords of this type. Getting the dimensions would help sort out whether it's genuine, a replica from a place like Del Tin or some other maker. The original swords are relatively better-made than the replicas, but I wouldn't try to judge whether a sword is original based on a photograph. I'm not an expert, but it appears to be the widespread and long-lived "Naue II" type. There are various formal types of bronze age sword (http://www.salimbeti.com/micenei/weapons1.htm), and you can check yourself. Best, F