Art of Swords

Sword
/sôrd/
Noun
1. A weapon consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved, pointed blade having one or two cutting edges and set into a hilt.
2. An instrument of death or destruction.

Italian Cutlass Sword

  • Personal note: The source says it’s a cutlass, but this looks more like a falchion
  • Dated: 1590

An important Italian cutlass, engraved each side of the blade, full length, with the last 2 lines of the “Te Deum” religious Hymn: “In te, Domine, speravi, non confundar in aeternum,” meaning “O Lord, in thee have I trusted, let me never be confounded.” Re-curved quillions, down turned guards, spiral turned wood grip with the ricasso stamped with Toledo bladesmith’s stamp. Short stout blade with clipped point. 26” overall. 

Source & Copyright: Antiques 

Posted July 6, 2012 at 8:57 am 229 notes

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