Dating the Schiavons sword

urbanspaceman · 31st March 2023, 02:00 PM

I came across this rather ugly (IMHO) example and felt I should draw it to your attention in case it was of interest. It is currently up for auction.
This is the description translated roughly from German:
Lattice basket Schiavona, Italy around 1700, double-edged, slender blade, blade with patina and with slight traces of corrosion, openwork in the upper part, iron, somewhat loosened, cut basket hilt, with straight cross-guard, wooden grip. about 100cm

31st March 2023, 02:00 PM	#32
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 722	Odd example I came across this rather ugly (IMHO) example and felt I should draw it to your attention in case it was of interest. It is currently up for auction. This is the description translated roughly from German: Lattice basket Schiavona, Italy around 1700, double-edged, slender blade, blade with patina and with slight traces of corrosion, openwork in the upper part, iron, somewhat loosened, cut basket hilt, with straight cross-guard, wooden grip. about 100cm Attached Images