good ? french mamluk style sword

francantolin · 27th January 2021, 08:03 PM

Hello,
Thank's a lot Ulfberth !
For your message and the good news

!
For me, the fabric-fake shagreen covering the scabbard was a later add
and make me doubt about the mounts too...
The blade was an interesting surprise,
especially that it was totally blocked by rust in the scabbard:
just WD40 in the interstices and a lot of patience

2-3 pictures of the hilt and blade who is not that bad even if chromed
( I read it was sometimes made on gala swords... )

Kind regards

Will M · 27th January 2021, 10:31 PM

Your sword blade would not be chromed, looks like etched design on the steel blade. Some mamelukes have nickel plated blades. It is difficult to make a call using digital photos whether it is nickel plated or not.
As an example of a nickel plated blade here is a Wilkinson circ 1902.

27th January 2021, 08:03 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 905	Hello, Thank's a lot Ulfberth ! For your message and the good news ! For me, the fabric-fake shagreen covering the scabbard was a later add and make me doubt about the mounts too... The blade was an interesting surprise, especially that it was totally blocked by rust in the scabbard: just WD40 in the interstices and a lot of patience 2-3 pictures of the hilt and blade who is not that bad even if chromed ( I read it was sometimes made on gala swords... ) Kind regards Attached Images

27th January 2021, 10:31 PM	#2
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 395	Your sword blade would not be chromed, looks like etched design on the steel blade. Some mamelukes have nickel plated blades. It is difficult to make a call using digital photos whether it is nickel plated or not. As an example of a nickel plated blade here is a Wilkinson circ 1902. Attached Images