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I still don't see any markings on the unmounted blade. There may be some faint etchings under the oxidation, but I don't think so.
I've attached some side-by-side pics of the blade next to other items for comparison. The bottom is a small sword with rococo-style hilt that this forum estimated to be from around 1760, or so. The top is larger than a small sword that the forum estimated to be from early 1800s. The tiles are each 12"x12", so the unmounted blade measures about 3 feet, 4 inches long. Another inch, or two might be presumed to have existed before the tip broke. That said, there is no unsharpened riccaso, so I suspect that limits the type of hilts that would have once been mounted. The tang meets the shoulder of the blade, and then it is sharpened almost directly past that juncture. |
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the blade is indeed to long for a small sword, it could very well be from a transitional rapier circa 1640 like the one in the picture from the Wallace Collection.
This type has no real ricasso like your's , I have a similar one in my collection its also a lot longer than a small sword. How wide is the blade at the widest point ? my blade is 2,2 cm wide and 104 long . Last edited by ulfberth; 25th March 2020 at 04:31 PM. |
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Great pictures. The one from your collection is a beauty!
The blade is 0.75inches (1.9 cm) wide at the shoulder with a steady taper down to the missing tip. |
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thanks for the reminder and the clear close up picture.
It is hard to say if this textile is a replacement during working life. Some gripwire's had textile underneath but these are of very fine woven textile nothing like this. |
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Thank you, ulfberth, Fernando, Mark (you were the first to ID it as legit!), and everyone else who contributed to helping me understand what is now the favorite item in my collection. An authentic, original rapier from this period has been a bucket-list acquisition for me (and one I presumed to be long out of my price range). I appreciate all of you who helped me learn more.
Hope you are all staying well! -Rob |
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Just adding this link to a thread which discusses a similar textile covering on the grip of a khanda.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...574#post280574 Not sure if this suggests the Pappenheim may have spent some time in South Asia, or if wrapping the grip in a textile impregnated with pitch was a fairly widespread (albeit not common) practice. I know the grip on the Pappenheim was originally wrapped in wire, and this example retains a single Turks Head. Yet I remain intrigued by this surviving material. |
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