Cerjak
21st February 2017, 08:48 AM
Pattern 1679 French Cavalry sword of Wallonne type ?
This sword had been auctioned with the following description “EPEE WALLONNE DE CAVALERIE modèle 1679 France Louis XIV et Louis XV”
O.L. 103 cm ; blade L. 90 cm; blade width at hilt 2.9 cm
Blade marks: Passau wolf and I O H A N
The shape of the sword is very similar to a Dutch Wallonne see :http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22074 but the dimensions are different the guard ,grip and blade wide are smaller ( the blade with only 2.9 cm at hilt and the guard about 3 cm less.
Any comment on it would be welcome
best
Cerjak
This sword had been auctioned with the following description “EPEE WALLONNE DE CAVALERIE modèle 1679 France Louis XIV et Louis XV”
O.L. 103 cm ; blade L. 90 cm; blade width at hilt 2.9 cm
Blade marks: Passau wolf and I O H A N
The shape of the sword is very similar to a Dutch Wallonne see :http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22074 but the dimensions are different the guard ,grip and blade wide are smaller ( the blade with only 2.9 cm at hilt and the guard about 3 cm less.
Any comment on it would be welcome
best
Cerjak