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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 23:29:44 GMT
The lack of a middle mount and lack of rings on the scabbard would point to a sword carried in a frog and likely a baldric. The length of the blade (if those are 12" tiles) certainly cavalry length.
I hate to link all dove head sabres with the British 1796 lc and Blucher 1811 as origins of the general form. That lends to easy misrepresentation. This sword has no ears off the backstrap. There are other subtle differences with this hilt as well. This one a very large reverse P and (in my mind) as mentioned of the earlier period.
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Post by adtharp on Oct 23, 2015 16:56:36 GMT
Edelweiss - what do you mean - I understood all but your last sentence. Reverse P?
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Post by Dave Kelly on Oct 23, 2015 17:36:47 GMT
Edelweiss - what do you mean - I understood all but your last sentence. Reverse P? The knuckle bow shape, in this case, is often referred to as a "P" guard or reversed "P".
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 18:15:47 GMT
Yes, it depends whether the blade is up or down My point is that the opening beteen grip and knuckle bow is very wide compared to a 1796, or many other swords.
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Post by adtharp on Oct 23, 2015 18:46:02 GMT
Hmm....Well I got the shop to agree to a pretty good price - so I am scheming as to how to get a hold of it. I live a ways away from the shop, and they won't ship....but I might be able to work it out...
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