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Mark Moore wrote: |
To my eyes, it looks like it's been re-hilted...or re-bladed. It's a court sword hilt with a sidesword blade...to me...that is. I may be totally wrong. It's a beautiful little sword....but it just looks.....off. Sorry if my two cents bares no credence. ...McM |
Luka Borscak wrote: |
I don't think it is necessarily re-bladed. I think it was rather usual for officers to have military looking broad blades hilted with fashionable small sword-ish hilts... |
Norman McCormick wrote: |
Underside of a guard belonging to a 1796 Pattern Sergeants Spadroon which is very much a military fighting sword, the similarities of guard design are clear.
Regards, Norman. |
Norman McCormick wrote: |
Hi Glen,
Not contentious at all, just an illustration reinforcing my assertion that the guard on Morgan's example is more substantive than would necessarily be found on a court example, as has been suggested, and therefore in my opinion is more likely a military grade piece. Kidneys vs boats didn't come into it. My Regards, Norman. |