A mysterious Transylvanian sword : a Sino-Japanese influence possible ?

[tom hyle]

Hmmm. I think I do now see layering inside one of the piercings, and the layer line I see delineates the same thickness as seen framing the silve line at the edges. Hmmm. A stacked rivetted guard reminds me most closely of "migration era" German work, which is way out of sphere......