Swept Hilt Rapier–help with inscription

[Cathey]

Hi Ulferth and Fernando

Thank you for your responses, every time I look at these letters I come up with something else. I was hoping that the combination of the mark and the letters might be familiar to someone out there who could solve the puzzle. The sword was in a friend’s collection for many years before it came our way and at first glance I regarded it as a Pappenheimer. I still think it has a distinctly Pappenheimer look to it although the side plates are notable small, more like filled in rings really. I do hope someone can solve the puzzle of the maker and nationality for me, still leaning towards Italian at this stage.

Cheers Cathey and Rex

[ulfberth]

Hi Cathey,

the faded sword makers mark could be seen as Sebastian Hernandez the Elder.
The rapier could be south German or North Italian wit an export Hernandez blade or with a producer of blades in Germany who used his mark.

kind regards

Ulfberth

[fernando]

Originally Posted by ulfberth

Hi Cathey,

the faded sword makers mark could be seen as Sebastian Hernandez the Elder.
The rapier could be south German or North Italian wit an export Hernandez blade or with a producer of blades in Germany who used his mark.

kind regards

Ulfberth

Quite a long shot, right Ulfberth ?
May i upload a brighter mark of Sebastian Hernandez so that Cathey may compare it with theon in her rapier at naked eye ...

[ulfberth]

Originally Posted by Cathey

Hi Ulferth and Fernando

Thank you for your responses, every time I look at these letters I come up with something else. I was hoping that the combination of the mark and the letters might be familiar to someone out there who could solve the puzzle. The sword was in a friend’s collection for many years before it came our way and at first glance I regarded it as a Pappenheimer. I still think it has a distinctly Pappenheimer look to it although the side plates are notable small, more like filled in rings really. I do hope someone can solve the puzzle of the maker and nationality for me, still leaning towards Italian at this stage.

Cheers Cathey and Rex

Its easy to see how the double scaled rapiers evolved further into the pappenheimer....

Kind regards

Ulfberth