Your thoughts on this rapier?

[werecow]

Originally Posted by ulfberth

Thank you for you'r kind words Werecow !
Yes I believe it is " the green man" although a bit with a brownish black tan.

All my plants eventually do that, so it's fitting.

Originally Posted by ulfberth

Now that you mention it, I have not seen this type of pommel with the green man on it before. Although it's not an uncommon type of decoration, it appears hilts to and suits of armour from the same period.

Yeah, I've mainly seen it on mortuary hilt guards.

Originally Posted by ulfberth

I did no know there was a collector who collects rapier this period in Leiden either. Here is a better picture taken in daylight, im not a good photographer certainly not with an 80 dollar cam.
Kind regards
Ulfbert

And as it turns out we already met. Microscopic world!

[Merenti]

hey Dirk, congratulations on the beautiful rapier. From this point of view it is really a beautiful old and rare piece.

Markus

[AHorsa]

What a beauty and very nice cleaned!! Congrats also from my site!!

Kind regards
Andreas

[cornelistromp]

Congrats with this rare and beautiful rapier Dirk.

you're right, I don't actually collect rapiers but for this rare one I could make an exception.

after seeing your pictures, I regret not bidding further on this rapier.



best, Jasper

[ulfberth]

Casey , Werecow, Andreas, Markus, Jasper,
Thank you all for your kind words, I have learned that to older the items get, the more forgiving you need to be on condition. Looking back, I was too strict and not being realistic more than once concerning 16th c items, and i sold perfectly fine collection pieces because the condition was no good enough to my taste.
Now im older and a bit wiser and won't make that mistake again if i dont have to.
Kind regards
Ulfberth