Help to identify a sword

[Almonzo]

Thank you all members for the messages,
I will look for old European Italian swords .

It is a large sword, I would have mentioned that.
The total length is 97,5cm/ 38,38 inches
Weight is 1,4 kg / 3.09 pounds
Balance of the blade is 16cm away from the guard.
Largest part of the blade is 6,5cm large/ 2,56 inches and really thin ,
a little larger in the middle as I already said
It don't look like a deco piece ,
the blade is really really sharp all around the sword ; except the 5-6 first centimeters near the guard.
For a movie, I don't think it will be the best .

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Almonzo

...the blade is really really sharp all around the sword ; except the 5-6 first centimeters near the guard...

That pretty much dismisses the possibility of a theatrical or film prop sword!

[werecow]

For the most part... although, I have two very sharp, very banged up Indonesian swords that were apparently used in a play about the Aceh wars.

But, those are originals, and it is admittedly unlikely that a sword made as a theater piece would be sharpened.

It could still be a historicism piece or a composite of some sort, though. That is where my money is.

[toaster5sqn]

It could still be a movie sword if it was for use in a scene where the wielder cuts through a object as a demonstration, then swapped for a blunt version for the fight scenes.

Honestly it's such a mishmash of parts that I can't think of anything except movie or historicism when I look at it.

Robert

[Almonzo]

I forgot to write that when I received the sword
It was very rusty and I cleaned it with a lot of baking soda.
I wanted it shiny but maybe it is too much and help to make it seems too "clean'/fake


I found , thank you ,
this 16th large cinquedea sword who don't looks older, guard is +/- look like
The pommel is as unusual as my wheel medieval pommel.
Maybe this one is recent too ?

I wonder if there are old steel leaf blades for comparison ,
The ones I found were all bronze made,
Sure iron/ steel avoid humidity and turn to rust then dust
but it is srange that since antiquity,, laTène period.
no celtics or just leaf blades steel models have been kept with care.

[Lee]

My understanding is that the "leaf-shaped" blade form reflects the properties of the bronze they were made from and that this form is not so relevant to steel blades. It is only rarely that any early European swords survive in better than excavated relic condition leading to much suspicion whenever there is no demonstrable provenance - but happy exceptions do exist.

[Tim Simmons]

As others have said the blade looks really very nice steel with good age as in truley antique. The leather also as mentioned is well aged. I cannot believe in the theatre movie prop. The thing is put together with real skill, look at the cut line in the guard ? nice , why do that for a prop. The pommel to me is what looks kind of out of place and obviously not right to our current knowledge leading to thoughts of medieval revival. However until proven I think it may be best to keep an open mind. You know truth can be stranger than fiction, something like that. Certainly looks like it could take your arm off with ease.