Sword for ID on SFI

tom hyle · 13th June 2005, 05:10 PM

Yeah, increase its value by about $800; put the bill in there, too.....

No casting or soldering marks means that it was cast. Often craftsmen remove all sprues and completely resurface castings. Several small casting flaws are visible in the surface of the hilt, such as are typical of preindustrial brass castings; not knowing whether there were solder lines that didn't tell us much though, as to was it cast in one piece or several (which could've been made in reuseable molds). Now we know. Pretty cool. Thoughts on is the transverse internal tube that goes thru the pommel part of the casting, or just the copper inner sleeve we see? Just the copper is my vote, though I doubt you can see well enough into that hole in the butt?
How 'bout an endoscopy, too?
Actually I know the xray would show this; just cracking wise

tom hyle · 13th June 2005, 09:28 PM

Are the crescent marks considered the same mark with or without teeth? With teeth to inner or to outer side? (I don't think the teeth are always to the same side?) It doesn't seem enough is known to make assertions (?), but just a subject of thought.

13th June 2005, 05:10 PM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Yeah, increase its value by about $800; put the bill in there, too..... No casting or soldering marks means that it was cast. Often craftsmen remove all sprues and completely resurface castings. Several small casting flaws are visible in the surface of the hilt, such as are typical of preindustrial brass castings; not knowing whether there were solder lines that didn't tell us much though, as to was it cast in one piece or several (which could've been made in reuseable molds). Now we know. Pretty cool. Thoughts on is the transverse internal tube that goes thru the pommel part of the casting, or just the copper inner sleeve we see? Just the copper is my vote, though I doubt you can see well enough into that hole in the butt? How 'bout an endoscopy, too? Actually I know the xray would show this; just cracking wise

13th June 2005, 09:28 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Are the crescent marks considered the same mark with or without teeth? With teeth to inner or to outer side? (I don't think the teeth are always to the same side?) It doesn't seem enough is known to make assertions (?), but just a subject of thought.