Blade I.D. (Civil War era?)
Jan 26, 2011 1:58:23 GMT
Post by Greg on Jan 26, 2011 1:58:23 GMT
Ok, so long story short, I was at this guys house and I noticed a sword on the wall. I'm like "Hey, you mind if I look at that." He's like, "Sure."
So I ask if I can take it home and take some photos of it to see if my fellow sword enthusiasts might know something about it. Here it is.
Side note: I'm posting the thumbnails as the pics were 3Mb each. They are taken at high resolution, I just wanted to avoid The long load times. But I'll keep the first pic max rez.
So, there are some engravings. The only ones that I can make out is one of an Indian holding a tomohawk, and another that looks like the standard american eagle pose, with some branches above him.
So anyone have any idea where this is from? The fella whom I'm borrowing it from said that he heard that it was given/recieved/worn during a peace treaty somewhere, but he's not sure. After hearing that, I didn't expect that the blade would show signs of use, but the edge definitely has some nicks in it.
Also, it would appear that the edge has been sharpened by someone that knew what they were doing. There is almost a perfect appleseed edge starting 1/4 of the way up the blade all the way to the tip. The patina shows that it was done before any patina had shown up.
I REALLY like the feel of this blade, and if I could figure out what it is, perhaps I might go shopping for a repro.
So I ask if I can take it home and take some photos of it to see if my fellow sword enthusiasts might know something about it. Here it is.
Side note: I'm posting the thumbnails as the pics were 3Mb each. They are taken at high resolution, I just wanted to avoid The long load times. But I'll keep the first pic max rez.
So, there are some engravings. The only ones that I can make out is one of an Indian holding a tomohawk, and another that looks like the standard american eagle pose, with some branches above him.
So anyone have any idea where this is from? The fella whom I'm borrowing it from said that he heard that it was given/recieved/worn during a peace treaty somewhere, but he's not sure. After hearing that, I didn't expect that the blade would show signs of use, but the edge definitely has some nicks in it.
Also, it would appear that the edge has been sharpened by someone that knew what they were doing. There is almost a perfect appleseed edge starting 1/4 of the way up the blade all the way to the tip. The patina shows that it was done before any patina had shown up.
I REALLY like the feel of this blade, and if I could figure out what it is, perhaps I might go shopping for a repro.
