Need help to identify pommel and guard from sword.

Norman McCormick · 30th October 2012, 05:07 PM

Hi,
These grips and guards are typical of mid to late 18thC military hangers, e.g. the British 1751 pattern, many European countries had a variety of similarly mounted weapons Denmark, Russia etc. The shell guards were sometimes modified by the owners i.e. totally or partially removed, the photo is of an earlier type, the so-called British 1742, but with a similar shell guard having been contemporarily removed. Hope this is of some help.
Regards,
Norman.

P.S. There are sometimes unit markings on the guards.

30th October 2012, 05:07 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,618	Hi, These grips and guards are typical of mid to late 18thC military hangers, e.g. the British 1751 pattern, many European countries had a variety of similarly mounted weapons Denmark, Russia etc. The shell guards were sometimes modified by the owners i.e. totally or partially removed, the photo is of an earlier type, the so-called British 1742, but with a similar shell guard having been contemporarily removed. Hope this is of some help. Regards, Norman. P.S. There are sometimes unit markings on the guards. Attached Images