| M ELEY |
7th February 2026 04:57 AM |
Hey Drak. Nice swords! I'd still place them as post-Revolution, but early, 1790's. Their knuckle bows are a transition between the early stirrup hilts and the later (ca. 1796) reverse-P style hilt. Neumann was great at categorizing many of the sword types of this period and I suppose it could be possible they might have been around as early as the 1780's, catching that very end of the conflict. I view his book as one of the most important on the subject, but over time, some of those he listed have since turned out to be later (I know for certain one of the cutlasses listed has now been determined to be a War of 1812 sword). This is just my opinion though. Anyone else want to chime in on these?
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