Original rapiers?

erlikhan · 12th April 2007, 09:53 PM

hello.I hope all members have been very well and happy since the last time i had chance to log into the forum,which has been quiet long time.

May I please learn your opinion about the attached pictures? Could any of these rapiers have possibility to be original 300-400 years old or so?(The first picture especially)
According to me impossible because i cant feel even a least degree of material aging expected to occur on almost half a thousand years aged swords even if they have been kept very carefully since the day of their production. But a good internet buyer of me insists they are original, and requests me to find rapiers like them for him.

regards

David · 12th April 2007, 10:15 PM

I know very, very little about rapiers, but even i can see that these are obvious modern repros. Your good buyer friend has had someone pull the woll over his eyes, me thinks.

fernando · 12th April 2007, 10:26 PM

This is not real.You just have to look at the logo in the back of the pictures. A known site for sword reproductions

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erlikhan · 12th April 2007, 11:00 PM

Yes although I dont know that brand or website whatever, they are obviously new reproductions. I hoped a very little possibility just in the 1st picture only because he says he is about to buy that one!! and doesnt like some real antique rapiers which I offer him, because of their 'poor' condition

. Perhaps as the last hope I will try to convince him showing this thread so that he will keep his money and buy some more stuff from me instead

fernando · 12th April 2007, 11:11 PM

Here
http://www.by-the-sword.com/
You can see the same logo at the top left of the page.

erlikhan · 12th April 2007, 11:28 PM

lol thank you. I hope him to be very grateful to me. or perhaps he will hate me because he is so proud with his 16-17th century rapier collection

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12th April 2007, 09:53 PM	#1
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Original rapiers? hello.I hope all members have been very well and happy since the last time i had chance to log into the forum,which has been quiet long time. May I please learn your opinion about the attached pictures? Could any of these rapiers have possibility to be original 300-400 years old or so?(The first picture especially) According to me impossible because i cant feel even a least degree of material aging expected to occur on almost half a thousand years aged swords even if they have been kept very carefully since the day of their production. But a good internet buyer of me insists they are original, and requests me to find rapiers like them for him. regards Attached Images Last edited by erlikhan; 12th April 2007 at 11:35 PM.

12th April 2007, 10:15 PM	#2
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	I know very, very little about rapiers, but even i can see that these are obvious modern repros. Your good buyer friend has had someone pull the woll over his eyes, me thinks.

12th April 2007, 10:26 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	This is not real.You just have to look at the logo in the back of the pictures. A known site for sword reproductions .

12th April 2007, 11:00 PM	#4
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Yes although I dont know that brand or website whatever, they are obviously new reproductions. I hoped a very little possibility just in the 1st picture only because he says he is about to buy that one!! and doesnt like some real antique rapiers which I offer him, because of their 'poor' condition . Perhaps as the last hope I will try to convince him showing this thread so that he will keep his money and buy some more stuff from me instead

12th April 2007, 11:11 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Here http://www.by-the-sword.com/ You can see the same logo at the top left of the page.

12th April 2007, 11:28 PM	#6
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	lol thank you. I hope him to be very grateful to me. or perhaps he will hate me because he is so proud with his 16-17th century rapier collection .