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4th August 2009, 08:52 AM | #1 |
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Thank you all for paying me compliments. Really it is the sword and its craftsmen who deserve the praise, and I have only taken a quick shot yesterday using camera flash
My example is pretty late (I believe it is from 19th century) and pretty traditional. Jeff's sword is much older, from the times of the Great Migration, as seen by its caption ("Two-edged sword from the times of Germanic migration"). But I agree that svastika should be much older - to see neolitic examples would be really nice... |
4th August 2009, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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That would be a 7th century sword, Behmer’s Type VIII; and since it was found in Sweden it is probably the previously mentioned one from the museum in Stockholm.
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4th August 2009, 02:37 PM | #3 |
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Definitely looks like the one I mentioned from the Historical Museum.
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4th August 2009, 02:45 PM | #4 |
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Very nice Jim,
I have details of a similar sabre somewhere amongst the files, I'll have a rat around and see what comes to light. From memory Philip Tom had written about a similar piece elsewhere, I'll see if I can put my fingers on that too. I also have this Tibetan sword here tucked away for a raining day. it too has these markings to the side of the hilt. Gav Last edited by freebooter; 4th August 2009 at 03:00 PM. |
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