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Post by heir on Jan 23, 2023 0:09:45 GMT
I have what I think is a mid 20th century sword, but I can't find anything like it on the web. It has a hokey suit-of-armor head cast into the hilt right where the blade attaches. (That's like carving a picture of a cowboy hat into the grip of a revolver!)
It is sturdy and has a metal scabbard.
Can't find any markings. Who might have made it?
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Post by eastman on Jan 23, 2023 3:29:50 GMT
You will need to post pictures before anyone can post a useful response.
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pgandy
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Post by pgandy on Jan 23, 2023 12:14:40 GMT
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Post by heir on Jan 23, 2023 15:21:08 GMT
It will be a while before I can get a pic. I was hoping the Halloween costume style would be a dead giveaway. (It is no toy. You could run someone through with it.)
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Post by Nox on Jan 23, 2023 17:22:21 GMT
Sounds like one of those masonic knights of Columbus swords.
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Post by heir on Jan 23, 2023 18:01:57 GMT
That makes sense! Good quality ceremonial. The head being an emblem of the Knights of Columbus. No members that I know of in my family (few Catholics anyway), but could have been an estate/rummage sale find by my father.
This points me in a useful direction. Thanks!
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Post by heir on Jan 23, 2023 18:35:43 GMT
The Masonic, Knights Templar, etc. sometimes have a helmeted head at the butt end of the handle or a non-helmeted head in profile at the blade end, but I still have not seen anything with a helmeted head at that location. Mine features head looking straight out, not in profile.
I still think ceremonial is most likely, rather than just decorative.
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Post by heir on Jan 28, 2023 4:31:22 GMT
Egg on my face! This is why eyewitness testimony is often GFS.
The armored head is on the butt end and there is a full figure, not just a head, where the blade starts.
It is a noncomissioned officer association Knight of the Square Table sword.
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Post by pgandy on Jan 28, 2023 14:08:08 GMT
Now you can rest in peace. 😊
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