Straight quillions on the swept hilt tend to indicate the early part of the C17th or late C16th. I have an Italian swept hilt with a similar form. After that they tend to curl in.
The English one is great - English mid C17th is my area of interest and I have not unlike that, but with slightly different quillion ends. They're both sort of what AVB Norman calls a Type 87, though they differ in details, which he says dates to 1635 to 1650.
Whichever one has the anchor symbol at the end of the fuller - that tends to indicate a German made blade.
Last edited by Triarii; 26th April 2025 at 03:33 PM.
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