EARLY 17TH CENTURY BROADSWORD for discussion

Cerjak · 10th July 2015, 06:09 PM

HI Marcus ,Fernando and Neil
Many thanks for your comments
This sword was in the Morton and Angela Stern Collection (New York) and had been sold with the following description : AN ITALIAN BROADSWORD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY. I didn’t find any more information about this collection . A sword with related blade and hilt, formerly in the Kienbusch Collection, and now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is illustrated Boccia and Coelho 1975, no. 545 (.scan courtesy of Fernando )
Hoping to learn more about 'Peter Bere Avillem”
Best
Cerjak

CSinTX · 11th July 2015, 03:46 AM

Very interesting sword. At first, I thought the pommel might not belong but after seeing the other example from Fernando, it would appear that it does belong.

There is a small notch on your blade just in front of the scalloped ricasso. I thought it might be a damage mark from your blade possibly originating on another guard but now I see the other example has similar small notches. Does anyone know the purpose of these? Speculating maybe notches for bindings to keep a frog in place?

Nice piece and it looks like you got it at an attractive price. Congrats!

ulfberth · 11th July 2015, 09:21 AM

Congratulations on this impressive sword Cerjak !
To me the pommel belongs to the sword, it is faceted just as the guard is.
kind regards

Ulfberth

10th July 2015, 06:09 PM	#1
Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	HI Marcus ,Fernando and Neil Many thanks for your comments This sword was in the Morton and Angela Stern Collection (New York) and had been sold with the following description : AN ITALIAN BROADSWORD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY. I didn’t find any more information about this collection . A sword with related blade and hilt, formerly in the Kienbusch Collection, and now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is illustrated Boccia and Coelho 1975, no. 545 (.scan courtesy of Fernando ) Hoping to learn more about 'Peter Bere Avillem” Best Cerjak Attached Images

11th July 2015, 03:46 AM	#2
CSinTX Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 233	Very interesting sword. At first, I thought the pommel might not belong but after seeing the other example from Fernando, it would appear that it does belong. There is a small notch on your blade just in front of the scalloped ricasso. I thought it might be a damage mark from your blade possibly originating on another guard but now I see the other example has similar small notches. Does anyone know the purpose of these? Speculating maybe notches for bindings to keep a frog in place? Nice piece and it looks like you got it at an attractive price. Congrats!

11th July 2015, 09:21 AM	#3
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 430	Congratulations on this impressive sword Cerjak ! To me the pommel belongs to the sword, it is faceted just as the guard is. kind regards Ulfberth