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Michael Mercier
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Posted: Fri 18 Feb, 2005 9:37 pm Post subject: unknown German hanger...anyone? |
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After a long time searching online and the meager reference collection I have access to right now, I cant find out what this specifically is. I believe it to be some sort of German hanger, but what age, I dont know. The blade has no makers marks. It has a simple single guard, and all the similar ones I have seen have a "P" shaped one. Has anyone seen this before? Is it in fact German as I suspect? Age?
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D. Rosen
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Posted: Fri 18 Feb, 2005 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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There is a book on the soldier of the American Revolution by C. Keith Wilbur that includes 100's of amazing illoustrations. There is a portion about swords and blades, and there are several hunting swords with animal-head pommels that resemble yours somewhat. My guess would be a early-mid 18th century hunting sword. I love the pommel!
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Michael Mercier
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Posted: Sat 19 Feb, 2005 8:16 am Post subject: dunno what it is |
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I looked in Neumann's "Swords and Blades of the American Revolution", but there wasnt anything exactly like it. I'm really stumped on this one.
Mike
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D. Rosen
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Posted: Sat 19 Feb, 2005 11:51 am Post subject: |
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I'm including a picture of what the book looks like. Unfortunately, I don't have a scanner, so I just found the cover online. Perhaps that will help. The illoustration in the book depicts a hunting sword similar in shape to yours, but with a bear head pommel, a chain knuckle guard rather than your solid one, and a curved, saber-like blade. I don't know much about swords from this (18th century) era, but hopefully this will be of some help.
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Stephen A. Fisher
Location: Kentucky USA Joined: 17 Oct 2003
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Posted: Sun 20 Feb, 2005 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Mike,
This was all I could find when looking through my pictures. I'm afraid that it is not of much help. I have seen pictures of hangers very similar to yours, you might want to post your hanger at Sword Forums Antique & Military Sword Forum.
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18th century- 22.5" blade, 28" overall
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