the sword of the Poland King Stephen Bathory 1577

[zargoun]

I have found this sword inside a wall in ottoman empire castle in Libya
Base on my research, it was giving to the Turk Basha as a gift from the king
Here are the pictures, I would like to know the value of this sword and where can I sell it

 

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[Billinoregon]

I would contact a major auction house, such as Sotheby's, Christie's or Bonhams. That's a serious historical artifact.

 

[tamrock]

Pretty unique, but something like this would most certainly need to be authenticated. I could be wrong, but it looks to me as a Victoria era copy and craftmenship imo. I'd expect to see a lot more detail embellishments on something from the 1500s. Even the style of it looks later. Hopefully it is what you think it is.

 

[BARKER]

Hi; The only way to really know is to take it to an Auction house. They have "teams" of Authenticators. Plus once it is authenticated they will appraise and sell it for you. sweet find. Good Luck. Merry Christmas. PEACE:RONB

 

[bill from lachine]

Beautiful artifact.....and yeah a major auction house would be the way to go.

Regards + HH

Bill

 

[deepsecrets]

Hmmm...I'll throw this out there for reference
Sword Saber Karabela | GreatestCollectibles.com

 

[Peyton Manning]

one could think that a person making a sword for a king would make the letters line up better

 

[etex]

Maybe the King was crosseyed

 

[gunsil]

I think it is a commemorative piece or something due to the poor quality. It is certainly not an original presentation piece from a King in the 1500s.

 

[zargoun]

Thank you everyone for your help and thoughts

The saber actually wasn't originally for the king, that's what Bonhams said, and then I contacted the national museum they said the same thing. I wasn't lucky after all ����