01-18-2005, 12:02 PM
Kartoffelsalat,Jan 17 2005, 07:14 PM Wrote:Does the blade say "Artillery" or "ArtillerÃa" ? I did some quickie online research, and it turns out that Toledo swords were sometimes marked with "ArtillerÃa" even when they weren't artillery swords.
Just out of curiosity, what's the serial number on there? You've got me all interested in this thing, and I'd like to see where it's from.
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Well, of course, it says ArtillerÃa and not Artillery, somethimes I have to remember when it is not such a good idea to translate things :)
Can't give you the serial # until next month when I fly back to Spain to fetch them (as I couldn't bring them with me in the last trip).
As for rust, oiling and such, I most definitely will be taking better care of them once I've got them restored. The one that needs it the most is #2, the first one, despite what it looks like in the picture, is in a nice condition (and being all resin and metal it's much sturdier and easier to clean), but the second has that rope grip and all and I don't want to ruin it even more.
The second one is rather curious, if you look at the blade from the hilt up, it's got no edge for about 2/5 of its length (equally wide on the back and on the front), then the edge starts and for about the last 1/4 it's double-edged. I'm no expert, but I'd wager that the reason it looks a bit too thin is that non-edged base, which should make it sturdier.
Anyway, glad you liked them ^_^
Oh yeah, Haider, I really like that Mortuary hilted sword :)