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Old 10th December 2021, 03:57 AM   #8
toaster5sqn
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Given that the shoulders of the blade are visible below the cross guard instead of being inset into it I suspect that you have an old blade that has been rehilted. The blade looks a lot like a British spadroon blade and 32" is the exact regulation length for such blades. Also there appears to be a peened rivet in the middle of the cross which is not correct for a properly made blade and hilt but more common when someone without a background in swords makes something that looks like a sword.

So my guess would be a 1796 pattern spadroon blade that was repurposed as a masonic sword in someone's home workshop.

Robert
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