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Post by Antoni nebula on May 3, 2020 10:37:44 GMT
Hey guys so i recently got this sword which i found when helping a friend clean up the house of his grandparents. i dont know anything about swords and have tried identifying but got no results any bit of information would be greatly appreciated thank you imgur.com/MKAcY0K
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Post by treeslicer on May 3, 2020 18:15:59 GMT
Hey guys so i recently got this sword which i found when helping a friend clean up the house of his grandparents. i dont know anything about swords and have tried identifying but got no results any bit of information would be greatly appreciated thank you imgur.com/MKAcY0KWelcome to the forum. What little you show of it is interesting, and might be something historically accurate, but full length and multi-aspect photos will be required for the cut-and-thrust experts here to figure it out. Please join the forum and post more photos. Thanks.
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Post by Jordan Williams on May 3, 2020 20:41:13 GMT
Google the motto for starting, And use different combinations of the motto and words for sword.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2020 0:51:00 GMT
Welcome aboard With the one snapshot, it is a bit hard to discern a great deal but the blade itself looks to be of a Spanish type of the 18th century, quite possibly made in Germany. The branched guard of a type not uncommon by the 19th century but around some decades earlier. Overall images and dimensions will be helpful. In the meantime, I will venture to guess Mexican use, Where did the sword surface? It was not uncommon to see these blades with a variety of hilts and usually regarded as cavalry use. There is one such in my files with Mexican traits but Ames of the US hilt work. Cheers GC
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Post by MOK on May 4, 2020 7:52:10 GMT
What exactly do the inscriptions say? I think I can make out "5nte Domine En (something) Anno 1784" and "No Confundan (something) Solici" - in Latin and Spanish, respectively, which might indeed imply a Mexican provenance (and the year 1784).
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2020 8:12:10 GMT
I'm actually more regarding the marks on the blade above that but better pictures would make life a lot easier. In some regards, I am reminded in kind of the English 1788 heavy cavalry but this blade shown above may well be a good bit earlier. www.michaeldlong.com/product/british-1788-heavy-cavalry-sword/So far, what we have is a bit of 20 questions few will get too excited about. Cheers GC
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