Description: A VERY GOOD VICTORIAN PERIOD COPY OF A 16th CENTURY GERMAN KNIGHT'S BROADSWORD, ca. 1500/1900: In overall very good cleaned condition with generally smooth, age-toned, steel surfaces. Of very good quality Victorian Period manufacture and of true form to an original 16th Century example; likely of German manufacture (Ernst Schmidt?), ca. 1900. Unmarked, 35", double edged, 1 1/2" wide, Broadsword type, fullered blade. Very good, lightly discolored, steel surfaces with a smooth gunmetal-gray-colored patina and evidence of recent re-sharpening, on the cutting edges. Nicely sculpted, etched and engraved, iron hilt with a double closed-ring cross-guard with two, integral, side-pointing, floral engraved/etched arrowhead-finial quillons: wear to the engravings. A heavy and deeply fluted, Ovoid/Ball form pommel with matching steel-gray surfaces and a fine blade-tang "peen". Complete with its braided, iron wire, covered grip with oxidized surfaces. Retains an untouched age-patina with a tight fit and very good surfaces. The blade with generally smooth, gunmetal-gray, surfaces and recently re-sharpened cutting edges with nicks and abrasions. A very good quality Victorian Period Copy of an Early 16th Century German Knight's Broadsword, ca. 1500/1900. Overall length, 35". For similar examples, please C. Blair's "European & American Arms 1150-1850".www.ambroseantiques.com
Price: 1575 USD
Location: Monroe, Connecticut
End Time: 2025-01-16T17:52:57.000Z
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Type: Broadsword
Style: Medieval
Theme: medieval
Edge: Double
Handle Material: steel
