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Stephen A. Fisher
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Stephen A. Fisher
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Stephen A. Fisher
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Stephen A. Fisher
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Stephen A. Fisher
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About a month ago I purchased this nice little smallsword from John Gunderson at http://gundersonmilitaria.com/. If you don't know already I'm a big fan of the smallsword. I've owned several reproductions, and this is my second antique smallsword I have owned, and I have had the pleasure of handling a decent number of antique smallswords ranging from the late 17th the early 19th century.
overall length: 34.5"
blade length: 27 3/4"
blade width: 3/4"
handle length: 3 6/8"
p.o.b.: 3 1/4" from guard
weight: 14oz.
some details-
It may be hard to see in the pictures that the highly pierced iron guard is slightly asymmetrical. The blade has a slight downward bend. (The blade would be slightly curving towards the ground if you were to assume the guard of carte (a la Angelo). And there are no makers marks on the blade. Also, you can see in the picture that the wire wrapping on handle is loose, springy would describe it better. This is most likely due to the wood ageing over time and shrinking and the contraction of the leather wrapping.
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Stephen A. Fisher
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Here some examples of similar smallswords.
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E.B. Erickson
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Hi Stephen,
Nice smallsword! Going by the drop-shaped quillon with the tiny button, and the assymetrical guard, would you date this in the early 1700s?
--ElJay
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Stephen A. Fisher
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| E.B. Erickson wrote: | Hi Stephen,
Nice smallsword! Going by the drop-shaped quillon with the tiny button, and the assymetrical guard, would you date this in the early 1700s?
--ElJay |
ElJay,
I'm sorry to reply so late. By looking at other examples and through books I would date it somewhere around circa 1740-1760.
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