Sword handle for ID

[Hotspur]

Originally Posted by Evgeny_K

Hi Mark,
Not only Mexican swords. But this handle definitely is not Mexican I think.

What about the possibility for a musicians hanger? What is peculiar to me about this one is the two other holes in he casting. Are they threaded or just blind holes?

Are we certain we are looking at a sword handle? I agree that is the most likely but we need a sibling to confirm the lineage.

There are the French cockerel handles but those are quite different birds. Eastern European? I like to blame Romania for eagle pommels but examples are scarce and none were cast handles. Poland? I just don't know.

Cheers

GC

[Evgeny_K]

Originally Posted by Hotspur

What about the possibility for a musicians hanger? What is peculiar to me about this one is the two other holes in he casting. Are they threaded or just blind holes?

Are we certain we are looking at a sword handle? I agree that is the most likely but we need a sibling to confirm the lineage.

There are the French cockerel handles but those are quite different birds. Eastern European? I like to blame Romania for eagle pommels but examples are scarce and none were cast handles. Poland? I just don't know.

Cheers
GC

It could be musicians hanger - why not? I don't know and trying to find out.
But this bird is definitely not like the "Latin American" examples.

by the way, here is Polish general Sikorsky sword

[Jim McDougall]

Good idea, a musicians sword is among 'other ranks' as previously noted and cannot see why that would not be the case with this item.