Spanish ?? I.D. Help Needed

celtan · 8th January 2011, 05:42 AM

Hey! Just noticed the first pic is as lateral view as can be, the pas dáne IS functional, ergo, the sword is pre-1770.

The cast grip look very similar to several from the 1720-1780 as appear in Neuman's "Swords from the American Revolution".

LBNL, in Wither's book, there appears one English sword with several similarities, dating to the 1650s.

Sadly, no smallsword I have seen so far shows an identical guard . OTOH, it is similarly shaped to the Spanish M1720, although smaller.

To me, everything says 18th C.

BR, M

8th January 2011, 05:42 AM	#23
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Hey! Just noticed the first pic is as lateral view as can be, the pas dáne IS functional, ergo, the sword is pre-1770. The cast grip look very similar to several from the 1720-1780 as appear in Neuman's "Swords from the American Revolution". LBNL, in Wither's book, there appears one English sword with several similarities, dating to the 1650s. Sadly, no smallsword I have seen so far shows an identical guard . OTOH, it is similarly shaped to the Spanish M1720, although smaller. To me, everything says 18th C. BR, M