SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ

fernando · 25th March 2024, 09:30 PM

Sebastian Hernandez ...
#89.... #90 ...

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Peter Hudson · 25th March 2024, 11:52 PM

I was looking at Sebastian Hernandes on the web...As noted by Fernando. Spanish 1580 and around that time period. SEE https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPor...e&one_tap=true

Peter Hudson.

urbanspaceman · 26th March 2024, 12:39 AM

Thank-you Peter. Lots of info attached to that website, well-done as always. Lunch?

Peter Hudson · 26th March 2024, 03:20 AM

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Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

Thank-you Peter. Lots of info attached to that website, well-done as always. Lunch?

Yes we should hit Shotley soon...I will call you tomorrow ya...Regards Peter.

urbanspaceman · 27th March 2024, 08:41 PM

Thanks for the guidance folks.
It was actually Sebastian Hernandez on the blade; the final letters were obscured.
Fernando, your post of the names and symbols of Toledo blade-smiths, in particular the symbols, led me to take a close look at the forte, and sure enough, there was Hernandez the elder's sign.
I've always wanted a Toledo blade, but did not actually envisage finding one. The fact that it is on a Cavalier's rapier (another want on my list), and a luxurious one at that, with Charles and Henrietta's masks on the hilt, makes me very happy.

Jim McDougall · 28th March 2024, 12:35 AM

This is breathtaking Keith!!! A cavaliers rapier with a TRUE Toledo blade!!
I have honestly never seen a rapier blade that is unequivocably TOLEDO, and with this very famous maker. While Solingen indeed copied his name on their blades early 17th c......this may well be from Toledo by him c.1590s.
As far as I have known, Solingen may have used his name, but never his punzone.
This undoubtedly belonged to a very well heeled cavalier.

urbanspaceman · 28th March 2024, 12:41 AM

Yes Jim, that was what confirmed it for me and persuaded me to pay so much money. The name... yes; but along with that distinctive stamp: I was convinced.
I'm living on tuna sandwiches for the rest of the year.

25th March 2024, 09:30 PM	#1
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,647	Sebastian Hernandez ... #89.... #90 ... . Attached Images

26th March 2024, 12:39 AM	#3
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 517	Thanks Thank-you Peter. Lots of info attached to that website, well-done as always. Lunch?

27th March 2024, 08:41 PM	#5
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 517	Rapier Thanks for the guidance folks. It was actually Sebastian Hernandez on the blade; the final letters were obscured. Fernando, your post of the names and symbols of Toledo blade-smiths, in particular the symbols, led me to take a close look at the forte, and sure enough, there was Hernandez the elder's sign. I've always wanted a Toledo blade, but did not actually envisage finding one. The fact that it is on a Cavalier's rapier (another want on my list), and a luxurious one at that, with Charles and Henrietta's masks on the hilt, makes me very happy. Attached Images

28th March 2024, 12:41 AM	#7
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 517	punzone Yes Jim, that was what confirmed it for me and persuaded me to pay so much money. The name... yes; but along with that distinctive stamp: I was convinced. I'm living on tuna sandwiches for the rest of the year.

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25th March 2024, 11:52 PM	#2
Peter Hudson Member Join Date: Jul 2020 Posts: 311	I was looking at Sebastian Hernandes on the web...As noted by Fernando. Spanish 1580 and around that time period. SEE https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPor...e&one_tap=true Peter Hudson.

28th March 2024, 12:35 AM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,785	This is breathtaking Keith!!! A cavaliers rapier with a TRUE Toledo blade!! I have honestly never seen a rapier blade that is unequivocably TOLEDO, and with this very famous maker. While Solingen indeed copied his name on their blades early 17th c......this may well be from Toledo by him c.1590s. As far as I have known, Solingen may have used his name, but never his punzone. This undoubtedly belonged to a very well heeled cavalier.