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AHorsa · 22nd October 2023, 05:39 PM

That seems to be a hard nut to crack. Let me write down my thoughts after browsing on- and offline resources:
Those gilded copper/brass alloy or bronze guards and pommels seems to be famous on 15th/16th century swords. E.g.: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35716

The deocaritve pattern reminds me on some late 16th century sowrd decoration I´ve seen in a book.

But I couldnt find any similar example anywhere. I would guess it is a pommel of a noble sword from the early 16th century... But widely without any hard facts.

Kind regards
Andreas

22nd October 2023, 05:39 PM	#2
AHorsa Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Rhineland Posts: 363	That seems to be a hard nut to crack. Let me write down my thoughts after browsing on- and offline resources: Those gilded copper/brass alloy or bronze guards and pommels seems to be famous on 15th/16th century swords. E.g.: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/35716 The deocaritve pattern reminds me on some late 16th century sowrd decoration I´ve seen in a book. But I couldnt find any similar example anywhere. I would guess it is a pommel of a noble sword from the early 16th century... But widely without any hard facts. Kind regards Andreas