Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Napoleonic Period British Artillery Short Sword Initials

fernando · 3rd November 2019, 05:03 PM

Bruno, could you post a picture of the cross guard where the initials are engraved ?
Maybe the style of the letters helps in its identification.
It could just be my idea but, initilalizing numbers with 'º' and names with 'ª' doesn't seem to be either British or French; more like Spanish ?

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3rd November 2019, 05:03 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,638	Bruno, could you post a picture of the cross guard where the initials are engraved ? Maybe the style of the letters helps in its identification. It could just be my idea but, initilalizing numbers with 'º' and names with 'ª' doesn't seem to be either British or French; more like Spanish ? .