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I think that you are correct in your attribution of the styles of the various components. I do not recognize the whole, perhaps something along the lines of an militia infantry sword of the early 19th century, a hunting hanger or a particularly nicely made theatrical prop with some age. Hopefully someone will have more definitive ideas.
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My guess would be a 19th century historicism piece, though I can't say I've ever seen another like it.
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Possibly from the Hollywood sand &sandal era. I saw this one years ago, listed as a prop for the silent Ben Hur. B&W era stuff.
For some reason, my first impression was the type of stuff Kirby Wise may have made during the SCA years but this has real age showing. |
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I'll be less harsh than my comrades.
The leather-covered guard is old, and the wide, flat, and sharp blade as you said , which shows clearly some age and is made of quality steel, reminds me of my 16th-century Italian sword/storta. See my previous post: Strange blade on Italian(?) old sword Is it a short sword or long sword? The hilt, even though it looks like a Viking/Norman or Celtic type, reminds me of certain long cinquedeas from the same period, 1500-1600. Clearly, the leaf-shaped blade is anachronistic. Perhaps it was a special order with a beautiful medieval pommel. What is the sword's length and weight, by the way? Kind regards |
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What are the measurements?
To me the hilt looks to be 1.5 hand sized but the sword as a whole looks like a one handed sword, so if that is the case the proportions are a bit off as compared to historical examples (but as it happens actually do match lots of movie swords). However it is hard to judge the real measurements from the picture. |
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Thank you all members for the messages,
I will look for old European Italian swords . It is a large sword, I would have mentioned that. The total length is 97,5cm/ 38,38 inches Weight is 1,4 kg / 3.09 pounds Balance of the blade is 16cm away from the guard. Largest part of the blade is 6,5cm large/ 2,56 inches and really thin , a little larger in the middle as I already said It don't look like a deco piece , the blade is really really sharp all around the sword ; except the 5-6 first centimeters near the guard. For a movie, I don't think it will be the best . |
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A movie prop would likely not be sharpened.
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