A composite 17 th century sword for comment.

ulfberth · 31st January 2016, 07:16 PM

Hi Jean Luc thank you for posting extra pictures,

from what i can see on the structure of the metal the blade seems 16th C.
The blade looks to be thoroughly cleaned at one point in time because the lettering is partly worn out but there is little or no pitting in the blade.
The cross guard could be late 16th or early 17th C , the engraving is good for the period. I cant say nothing about the pommel.

kind regards

Ulfberth

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31st January 2016, 07:16 PM	#18
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 428	Hi Jean Luc thank you for posting extra pictures, from what i can see on the structure of the metal the blade seems 16th C. The blade looks to be thoroughly cleaned at one point in time because the lettering is partly worn out but there is little or no pitting in the blade. The cross guard could be late 16th or early 17th C , the engraving is good for the period. I cant say nothing about the pommel. kind regards Ulfberth