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Post by greenman26 on Jun 16, 2024 21:14:54 GMT
I’m thinking around 1800-1830, were they made by individual blacksmiths, or sword cutlers who had large workshops?
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Post by madirish on Jun 18, 2024 0:15:24 GMT
Short answer....Yes, both. In the 1700's and early 1800's there were a lot of smaller producers, but,as the Industrial Revolution bloomed, much of the work was taken on by larger businesses...particularly factories that already worked in edged tools. Some companies with smaller roots in the 1700's (Like NP Ames) became large producers of government contracted swords.
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