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Photos from Nathan Robinson's Collection: (Click to enlarge)            This piece has been sold and is no longer in my collection. |
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Phoenix Metal Creations Floral Side Sword
Venice — Circa 1560 This side sword features a highly ornate hilt mounted on a heavy blade capable of being a sidearm to the man-at-arms. The compound hilt is formed of bars decorated with intricate filework. The pommel, quillion ends, and centers of each bar all have deeply carved floral/leaf motifs. The wire-wrapped grip, comprised of alternating twisted and straight strands of wire, is divided into quarters by vertical bars and is finished off with decorative ferrules top and bottom. The blade, mady by Arms & Armor of Minnesota, has one wide central fuller with two smaller "chaser" fullers on either side of it. Overall length: 45" Weight: 3.2 pounds Width of guard: 9" Blade: 39" long; 1.75" wide tapering to .625" Fullers: 1 @ 12" long; 2 @ 10.5" long Grip and pommel: 5.25" Point of Balance (PoB): 4.25" from guard Center of Percussion (CoP): ~23.5" from guard Maker: Erik Stevenson, Phoenix Metal Creations of Colorado 
Loosely based on this original
side sword, c. 1560, fitted with an older blade. Roma, OD 185 Click to enlarge |
