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Post by Jonathas Nunes on Mar 28, 2023 2:22:40 GMT
Hello, Today I come to show you a Presentation Sword (court sword) from the times of the first republic in Brazil (1889 - 1864). This is a piece I recently acquired at an auction. This is a beautiful and, why not, scarce example of a Diplomat (and Consul) sword. This is a sword used by the Diplomatic Corps of Brazil already during the Republican period, however, it only received its first patent in 1931. But this mine is a little later. The Model 31 has the following features: • Mother of pearl handle; • Widely adorned triangular blade; • Worked cup bearing coat of arms; • Leather sheath (black or white). This one in particular was Made by Abramo Eberle & Cia (Brazilian manufacturer), it's probably from the 50's or 60's. • Ivory handle; • Hexagonal blade; • Black leather sheath; • Gold color decorations and guard are gold plated. During this period the name of the country was still the United States of Brazil and where we had 21 states (represented in the Coat of Arms by the 21 stars). On the blade there are several decorations and there is the acronym EUB for the name of the country and on the other side there is the republican coat of arms. Swords like this one were used by a Brazilian delegation during the funeral of Pope Pius XII, as shown in this photo: And here, the white uniform:
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Post by pgandy on Mar 28, 2023 13:00:38 GMT
As always, your photos and brief history of Brazil I find interesting. I need not say that sword is beautiful as you know that and thanks for sharing. One of your images puzzles me. It is the drawing of a man in his Whites with the sword, marked MINISTÉRIOS DAS RELAÇÕES EXERIORES 1931. Do you know how the sword is suspended?
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Post by Uhlan on Mar 28, 2023 15:46:11 GMT
Very nice sword. With the storage box included! No kidding! Thanks for sharing.
Cheers.
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Post by Jonathas Nunes on Mar 29, 2023 6:17:36 GMT
As always, your photos and brief history of Brazil I find interesting. I need not say that sword is beautiful as you know that and thanks for sharing. One of your images puzzles me. It is the drawing of a man in his Whites with the sword, marked MINISTÉRIOS DAS RELAÇÕES EXERIORES 1931. Do you know how the sword is suspended? Thank you Guys for the comments. "MINISTÉRIOS DAS RELAÇÕES EXTERIORES" translates to MINISTRY OF FOREIGN RELATIONS. And Yes indeed I know. This sword was suspended from the uniform and attached to it through a "frog". And here are some images I got thanks to the Facebook page Espadas e Laminas Brasileiras ("Brazilian Swords and Blades"). The frog are also very beautiful. The images also illustrate how different some details were in the "frog" of the uniform of the Diplomatic Corps and the Consular Corps.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 29, 2023 12:26:23 GMT
Thanks for the response. A frog requires a belt and there was no belt in the photo and is the reason for the question.
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Post by Jonathas Nunes on Mar 29, 2023 20:28:49 GMT
Thanks for the response. A frog requires a belt and there was no belt in the photo and is the reason for the question. Oh yes, sorry. I really don't know this detail, but looking at the image of the two at the ceremony of Pope Pius XII, I imagine that it is the same case. Maybe it has some side opening for the belt or maybe it hangs on the coat itself, I really have no idea.
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Post by Mark Millman on Mar 29, 2023 22:48:44 GMT
Dear pgandy and Jonathas Nunes,
There's probably, as Jonathas says, a slit in the side of the coat. The U.S. Navy officers' uniform coat was made with a similar slit at least through the 1960s. If I recall correctly, however, the naval coat has a vertical slit for a regain hook (which allows a scabbard with two rings, which ordinarily hangs at an angle from slings or chains, to hang vertically from the upper ring), while the Brazilian diplomatic uniform seems as though it may have a horizontal slit to accommodate the frogs that Jonathas shows above. Also, I suspect that in life the swords didn't hang quite as neatly as in the illustration.
Best,
Mark Millman
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Post by pgandy on Mar 29, 2023 23:08:20 GMT
Thanks Mark and Jonathas. A slit was my guess, but I had not considered a horizontal slit.
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