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Rick · 27th May 2007, 01:04 AM

I think you may be correct Lew; anyway, the lower right hand quadrant looks more like a Mermaid than an anchor to me.

(standard disclaimer)
YMMV .

Henk · 27th May 2007, 09:22 AM

It is indeed a knights head above the coat of arms. The writing 1501 must be the date.
Unfortunately I must agree with Lew. It is a crudely made repro. A dagger of such age, even preserved very well, looks quite different.

kronckew · 27th May 2007, 10:17 AM

the incised lines look a bit crisp to me for a blade that was so corroded, besides being a bit crude....

on my oldest blade, an 1814 dated pedang the incision lines are more worn and rounded, and a few centuries later and do not show the tool marks of the graver tool.....

galvano · 27th May 2007, 11:05 AM

A friend entrusted this blade to me.
He does not know anything with the weapons.
He asked me my opinion.
It appears old.
But I do not know sufficiently.
Obviously, I accept very critical.

Yannis · 27th May 2007, 06:07 PM

I think it is an old blade but not 500 years old. Maybe 30 to 50 years. Or it could be from this "historismus" of late 19th century. Mostly I see it like a bladesmith's game to make something it looks medieval.

It is too much for the fake market, they make them more simple and more rusty. It is also too little for the real thing, if ever was a thing like this in the real world.

A bladesmith who can do all this weird work on a blade can do a straight fuller, but it looks he does not care, dont you think?

27th May 2007, 11:05 AM	#4
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	hello A friend entrusted this blade to me. He does not know anything with the weapons. He asked me my opinion. It appears old. But I do not know sufficiently. Obviously, I accept very critical.

27th May 2007, 01:04 AM	#1
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,365	I think you may be correct Lew; anyway, the lower right hand quadrant looks more like a Mermaid than an anchor to me. (standard disclaimer) YMMV .

27th May 2007, 09:22 AM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	It is indeed a knights head above the coat of arms. The writing 1501 must be the date. Unfortunately I must agree with Lew. It is a crudely made repro. A dagger of such age, even preserved very well, looks quite different.

27th May 2007, 10:17 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,249	the incised lines look a bit crisp to me for a blade that was so corroded, besides being a bit crude.... on my oldest blade, an 1814 dated pedang the incision lines are more worn and rounded, and a few centuries later and do not show the tool marks of the graver tool.....

27th May 2007, 06:07 PM	#5
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	I think it is an old blade but not 500 years old. Maybe 30 to 50 years. Or it could be from this "historismus" of late 19th century. Mostly I see it like a bladesmith's game to make something it looks medieval. It is too much for the fake market, they make them more simple and more rusty. It is also too little for the real thing, if ever was a thing like this in the real world. A bladesmith who can do all this weird work on a blade can do a straight fuller, but it looks he does not care, dont you think?