American Revolutionary Period Swords?

drac2k · Yesterday, 07:52 PM

I've had these for a while and I always thought of them as Napoleonic Period Swords, however I was going through my Neuman Book of "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution," and now I'm not so sure.

M ELEY · Today, 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?

Yesterday, 07:52 PM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,314	American Revolutionary Period Swords? I've had these for a while and I always thought of them as Napoleonic Period Swords, however I was going through my Neuman Book of "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution," and now I'm not so sure. Attached Images

Today, 04:57 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,220	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?