![]() The Medieval Short Sword's point of balance sits relatively close to the guard and seems reasonably well balanced. Replica created by Windlass Steelcrafts of India. An inscription on the blade, an early example of acid etching, is now unreadable. The original's pommel has silver embellishments with a Latin inscription from Virgil's Æneid reading SVNT HIC ETIAM SVA PRÆMIA LAVDI (here too, virtue has its due reward). Its guard is an unusual copper crosspiece wrapped with silver wire, leading museum curators to suspect that it was a bearing or presentation sword, rather than a war sword. The original is noteworthy for a number of reasons. The original is cited as being Western European, produced circa 1400. A photo of this sword is shown on page 46 of Swords and Hilt Weapons and is part of the Morosini Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. It is based on an Oakeshott Type XIV produced between 1350-1400. This sword is an exception, and the piece that it is copied from is an interesting and noteworthy one. Of the last few Museum Replicas pieces that I have purchased lately, most seem to be generic designs or do not have any specific sword from which they are copied. Ordering from Museum Replicas was simple, as usual, and their product arrived via UPS within days of my order, well packed and damage free. ![]() This is another catalog "blowout special" that may still be available at a significant discount. Museum Replicas Limited of Atlanta GA markets this weapon. Interestingly, it also bears the logo of "Factory X"a shop specializing in licenses from movies, television and comic booksand a copyright and trademark notice from Columbia Pictures International Inc. Windlass Steelcrafts of India produces this sword. Whether in the hands of knight, footman, or bandit this is a common and attractive style of sword. This piece represents a basic sword that would not be out of place throughout most of the medieval period and into the early renaissance. ![]() Although blade designs and hilt fashions came and went, the cruciform hilt in it's myriad forms went on to be used until the rifle replaced the sword for military-use. The simple, one-handed cruciform hilted sword is what most people think of when they contemplate the weapons of the Middle Ages.
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