bardiche

[GIO]

Originally Posted by Victrix

I think these things were mostly known to be used by the Russian streltsy? The mark looks like a city coat of arms as the ”crown” consists of a series of fortified towers. The animal looks like a bear. Berlin has a bear in its coat of arms.

To me the animal seems more like a donkey.
As to the letters they could read RVA or SVA. The first letter is not clear.

[bvieira]

Hello,

I think the animal is a bear or a wolf!

Tks

BV

[GIO]

Originally Posted by bvieira

Hello,

I think the animal is a bear or a wolf!

Tks

BV

Yes, I agree. Now the image is much more detailed. Also the letters are clearly EVA.

[bvieira]

After some cleaning!

[fernando]

How old do you guys think this berdiche would be ?

[CSinTX]

Originally Posted by fernando

How old do you guys think this berdiche would be ?

I hate to say it but I think it looks modern. Holes that appear to be drilled with a machine, the thick and heavy blade, hammer marks look similar to other modern forgings. Just one persons opinion and I could be wrong.

[Victrix]

Originally Posted by CSinTX

I hate to say it but I think it looks modern. Holes that appear to be drilled with a machine, the thick and heavy blade, hammer marks look similar to other modern forgings. Just one persons opinion and I could be wrong.

You could also be right. I reacted to the second photo which shows quite a lot of what appears to be active rust. Then there’s the metal glint around the holes which suggests that the holes were added later after the item started to rust. But as always, it’s difficult to form an opinion from photos.