Spanish Steel

celtan · 8th September 2008, 06:29 AM

Geez, what a gaffe! No wonder it didn't look exactly right. What is inscribed on the blade is actually "ENT FECIT", not "En Toledo"..!

Thanks for gentlemanly letting me realize my blunder, Jim.

: )

Gracias also for the time you took researching this blade. My suspicion is that its a Solingen job, made in the spanish style, late 17th century.

Spanish cup guards were huge affairs. This seems to be a smaller german-italian late model, just prior to the advent of the tiny-by-comparison shell-guards of small-swords. I suspect it could be Italian precisely becacuse of the intrincatedly carved quillons, albeit spanish swords of the pricier kind were also characterized by this very same feature...

Best regards

Manuel luis

8th September 2008, 06:29 AM	#3
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Geez, what a gaffe! No wonder it didn't look exactly right. What is inscribed on the blade is actually "ENT FECIT", not "En Toledo"..! Thanks for gentlemanly letting me realize my blunder, Jim. : ) Gracias also for the time you took researching this blade. My suspicion is that its a Solingen job, made in the spanish style, late 17th century. Spanish cup guards were huge affairs. This seems to be a smaller german-italian late model, just prior to the advent of the tiny-by-comparison shell-guards of small-swords. I suspect it could be Italian precisely becacuse of the intrincatedly carved quillons, albeit spanish swords of the pricier kind were also characterized by this very same feature... Best regards Manuel luis