German Executioner's sword Early 17TH century ?

fernando · 28th August 2017, 12:04 PM

Listen to what may be heard through the grapevine about the holes:

- Preventing the tip from being reshaped into a mundane weapon of war ?
- Such holes would not likely prevent you from reshaping the blade into a piercing tip.

- That they were for adding weights to the tip for a heavier swing ?
- Certainly such adjustments would be unnecessary and clunky.

- Making the blade whistle for dramatic effect ?
- Is it not an implausible fantasy ?

- That they symbolically represent the Holly Trinity or are purely decorative ?
- Up to the extreme extent in that sunlight may be seen through the holes by the audience, implying the executioner is acting on behalf of God...

And the one i fancy more:

- There aren't zillions of these swords out there; and the ones with the three holes seem to be all German ... all from te same date range.
- Could one infer that they were all made by the same blade smith and the three holes were his maker's mark ?

28th August 2017, 12:04 PM	#12
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Listen to what may be heard through the grapevine about the holes: - Preventing the tip from being reshaped into a mundane weapon of war ? - Such holes would not likely prevent you from reshaping the blade into a piercing tip. - That they were for adding weights to the tip for a heavier swing ? - Certainly such adjustments would be unnecessary and clunky. - Making the blade whistle for dramatic effect ? - Is it not an implausible fantasy ? - That they symbolically represent the Holly Trinity or are purely decorative ? - Up to the extreme extent in that sunlight may be seen through the holes by the audience, implying the executioner is acting on behalf of God... And the one i fancy more: - There aren't zillions of these swords out there; and the ones with the three holes seem to be all German ... all from te same date range. - Could one infer that they were all made by the same blade smith and the three holes were his maker's mark ?