Tervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoReitersabel (Riding Saber) of the Dutch-Swedish type, 1630-1660hexbear.netimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10
arrow-up113arrow-down1imageReitersabel (Riding Saber) of the Dutch-Swedish type, 1630-1660hexbear.netTervell [he/him]@hexbear.net to History@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squareTervell [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYes, a “maker’s mark” - a signature of a blacksmith. Although it might just be for the blade rather than the sword as whole, you sometimes have blades that were later re-hilted.
minus-squarecourier8377 [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoVery cool, I wonder if it’s some kind of a monogram or a stylized picture of something
Yes, a “maker’s mark” - a signature of a blacksmith. Although it might just be for the blade rather than the sword as whole, you sometimes have blades that were later re-hilted.
Very cool, I wonder if it’s some kind of a monogram or a stylized picture of something