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Originally Posted by M ELEY
Absolutely beautiful sword! Could the markings on the bilobed guard be in reverence to the Sun King?
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Mark, I missed that! and excellent suggestion. French tradition alluding to King Louis XIV and his influences certainly prevailed after his death in 1718, though Canos placement as within that period seems quite correct. While I was thinking of these type swords in use in the American Revolution (Neumann) many much earlier European swords did indeed find use that much later.
Canos, again, thank you for your input here.