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Post by rgsnj on Apr 16, 2024 17:02:37 GMT
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Post by mrstabby on Apr 16, 2024 18:10:42 GMT
Looks like there might have been a ring on the front of the grip. I would not swing it as is, you could split the grip. Grip might be bone or plastic, hard to say. To me it looks like a hunting sword. Although it also could be a naval cutlass. Somewhere 19th could be possible from the pitting on the blade, again hard to say.
Are there no markings anywhere? Most likely near the guard on the blade or on the guard itself. It looks like a relatively well made sword.
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Post by rgsnj on Apr 16, 2024 19:03:03 GMT
I've checked every where and couldn't find any markings at all. I thought maybe with the teeth on the base of the grip that it had a cloth washer or maybe leather but the whole grip and guard are loose. There is a grain in the grip so I was thinking bone or ivory, I looked under a scope. So the assembly moves around the shaft of the blade where it was hammered.
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Post by mrstabby on Apr 16, 2024 19:30:50 GMT
It might even be 18th century, but it looks very much like a hunting or naval sword from that era. Maybe not the highest order but also by far not the bottom of the barrel. Although at over 24" it is pretty big for a hunting sword, it's still possible. Unfortunately the bone handle also was used on either, but the hunting swords w/ bone seem more prolific.
The marks might be under the grip, but removing it would be destructive. Having no visible marks makes me believe a smaller town smith made it.
It does also look like the blade geometry is close to original, except towards the tip, so it looks like it was used a bit.. Also it looks like there is a crack in the handle scales - might be the reason the ring is missing and it is loose.
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Post by rgsnj on Apr 16, 2024 20:07:53 GMT
Thanks for the information, I've been trying to go through everything since I retired. I'm trying to organize everything, my daughter will be stuck with everything.
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Post by bas on Apr 17, 2024 2:10:27 GMT
Late 18th Century hunting sword or hanger. Sometimes called a cutoe. These were popular side arms at the time and something like that could have been used in the American War of Independance, your one has a nice reeded ivory grip so if original then it would have likely belonged to an English gentleman.
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Post by rgsnj on Apr 17, 2024 20:17:03 GMT
Thanks to BAS and everyone for the responses
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