My first antique blade, help with ID?

Rick · 29th July 2020, 06:02 PM

It could possibly date to the era of The Great Migration which occurred fairly shortly after the success of the Plymouth colony. You are a lucky guy.

midelburgo · 13th August 2020, 06:47 PM

I think you have two inscriptions from two different times/places.

The one with Me fecit Solingen has "E"s that you often find in XVIIth German exports into Spain, imitating a sort of Spanish XVIth c. script. You find many swords attributed to SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ, with that sort of "E"s.

On the other hand, NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDI is not a motto that you find in Spanish swords. Its "E"s are more an Italian (standard) type.

Maybe your knife (and possibly some Scottish backswords) could have started life as a double edge blade.

I put Sebastian Hernandez and sword in google, and I got this officers 1728...

13th August 2020, 06:47 PM	#2
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 264	I think you have two inscriptions from two different times/places. The one with Me fecit Solingen has "E"s that you often find in XVIIth German exports into Spain, imitating a sort of Spanish XVIth c. script. You find many swords attributed to SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ, with that sort of "E"s. On the other hand, NEC TEMERE NEC TIMIDI is not a motto that you find in Spanish swords. Its "E"s are more an Italian (standard) type. Maybe your knife (and possibly some Scottish backswords) could have started life as a double edge blade. I put Sebastian Hernandez and sword in google, and I got this officers 1728... Attached Images Last edited by midelburgo; 14th August 2020 at 12:25 AM.

29th July 2020, 06:02 PM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	It could possibly date to the era of The Great Migration which occurred fairly shortly after the success of the Plymouth colony. You are a lucky guy.