Sup /tg/. While I was crawling about the crawlspace looking for where I stored the halloween decorations, I found a sword hidden in a corner. I've never seen it before, and the previous owners have no idea where it came from. There doesn't seem to be a maker's mark that I can find, but could somebody at least help me figure out what sort of sword it is, in broad terms? My largely unfounded guess is something vaguely east asian, maybe korean.
Drawn. It's single edged, and pretty thick at the spine. Seems to have almost no flex to it at all.
I guess this is technically a /k/ question, but I figured there were more sword nuts here. /k/ looks more about guns and gubbins.
Detail of the hilt and scabbard decoration.
>>50047902
>>50047871
can we have a picture next to a ruler, a closeup of the hilt, as well as the tip of the sheath?
>>50047930
what region are you in?
did you inherit or buy the house?
house age?
are you aware that /tg/ is gonna write a story for this blade once it's identified?
>>50047936
>ruler
and because I am an stupid american please specify if it's a metric or non-metric ruler
>>50047936
I'm sorry, that really should have occurred to me from the start.
>>50048008
Annapolis region, inherited from parents (I asked them, they called up the previous owners they'd bought it from to ask), house is about sixty years old, it's a (shitty) imperial ruler. My7 measurements put it at 1' 4 1/2" long, 1 1/8" wide at the base, and 3/16" thick at the spine.
>>50047871
I will be watching this thread in hopes more info comes out of it, love that sheath.
Looks like a Seax
>>50047871
Looks like a narrow seax
>>50048292
You're onto something
>>50048292
more specifically, a jazz seax
Almost looks like one of those old Chinese one-handers...
>>50047930
Looking at the mold line on the hilt and guard, and the fact that the detailing has traces of gold paint rather than gilding, this is probably a cheap wall-hanger made in Asia in the 19th or early 20th century for European tourists.
>>50047871
hey, i know that sword. it's george. you know from that famous story about the famous sword.
>>50047871
>Sup /tg/. While I was crawling about the crawlspace looking for where I stored the halloween decorations, I found a sword hidden in a corner. I've never seen it before, and the previous owners have no idea where it came from.
Stormbringer's at it again.
>>50047871
> I've never seen it before, and the previous owners have no idea where it came from
TAKE IT TO A WIZARD TO BE CHECKED FOR CURSES IMMEDIATELY
>>50047871
I've seen Tibetan swords with this form of blade. Could also be from Bhutan. The hilt, scabbard, and pattern welded blade arr all very distinctive of that region.
>>50050652
Adding on to that, I found an example that adds credence to my previous statement: http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=6582
>>50050693
Have to agree, that's a Ke-Tri alright...
OP looks like it lost it gemstone in the pommel though. But it's a real fighting sword and not a display piece.
>>50050158
This
Also see if it's missing anything to unlock it's true power.
After this is done, you better start training.
Yep, it's sword.
>>50050158
>>50050809
>>50050825
Inb4 OP is kill by demons
Halfway hoping that this is the start of some creepypasta ARG type thing.
>>50047871
In all honesty, it looks like a cheap Cantonese tourist trap sword.
>>50048621
>>50048292
hilt is nothing remotely like a seax.
blade is vastly too well-preserved too, for 1,000+ year-old steel
pommel is more likely chinese, so I suspect its a dao type.
>>50047871
Whatever it is you should kill someone of your own alignment just incase it's a prequisite.
Blade style look a bit like like a norse/germanic seax, but the pommel, hilt and sheathe style looks Chinese/Korean, if it's single bladed would make it a dao of some kind.
I don't recall every seeing a dao with a blade style like that.
It looks like a pretty "cheap" but functional design, like "we need to arm 1000 soldiers by the end of the month" type thing.
Could be something.
>No stamp
well it's pretty hard, since I don't know if it's all one lump of metal and if it isn't I can't really tell you to remove the pommel to look since I'm pretty sure you couldn't pull it back afterward.Not that pommel really has a value outside of the material used most of the time
While it looks like you guys identified that blade I would be really glad if somebody could identify my bayonet. My father found it in region of Croatia (Dalmatia to be exact).
Hilt is long 13 cm, and the blade is long 39 cm (there might be some minor mistake in measuring but nothing mayor)
Here are some pics
>>50055579
Mauser Bayonet, I think pre WWII but not an expert.
Looks chinese to me.
Old but not super old. Maybe it's some kind of souvenir from the previous owner's tip to china
Kinda looks like a movie prop too
Looks like a Jian of some kind to me. Chinese longsword.
>>50055579
Yugoslav M1924, I can't tell if it's the steyr or german variant without seeing the mounting slot though.
>>50056020
Oh wait I'm a retard there isn't a marking on the other side so it's the Steyr one.
>>50056020
Oh ty. Can you also tell me what does the number in this pic (>>50055694) mean ?
>>50050809
>>50050990
Looks more like a cheap imitation of an authentic piece, but you'll have to clear the grime off it before you can really tell.
>>50047871
Welcome to /tg/!
I think most of the others on this thread have a pretty good handle on what this is:
1. This weapon doesn't seem incredibly old. The scabbard has relatively few cracks and damages, while the blade isn't in a heavily deteriorated condition. Additionally, it lacks a fuller, ridge, or other design to help really strengthen the blade, which means it likely used somewhat modern steel, at least.
2. The seax/cheap crowd seems correct in that the blade itself looks harshly utilitarian. Like someone took some metal and made a sword-like weapon as quickly or easily as possible. This is slightly at odds with the decoration on the hilt and scabbard. I can think of two reasons for this. Most likely, it was a wall hangar/tourist item designed to look somewhat good to people who wouldn't use it. Otherwise, it could've been a cheap weapon that was later treasured for some reason.
3. I also agree with the people who think it is from Asia. Not only do the designs and the round guard look eastern, but the overall shape and design looks exactly like a kri-tri. Pic related.
>>50055579
/k/ would be your best bet
When it comes to sharp metal stabby/slashy things my advice is as follows
/tg/ for swords
/out/ for knives
/k/ for bayonets
For historic weapons HEMA threads were best on /asp/ for identification in my experience however with the WWE takeover of that board their threads seem to be few and far between, maybe /his/?
you found the fable gung jang dao
May as well ask about this. Picked the set up at an antique shop for £20, anyone know if it's worth anything? Blade is pretty sharp, might have been retuned or some shit.
this thread belongs on >>>/k/
>>50058396
I should mention /ck/ didn't know jack, just devolved into shitposting about Global vs Sabatier
>>50058396
hardly an expert on the subject, but the first Thing that came to mind seeing this was the side utensils to a hunting knife or sword.
Further googling, turns out it is an antique carving set. But that's about what I could find for you. have fun carving roasts.