Hussar saber

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

The blades imported to England by J J Runkel it seems were mostly through his connections on Solingen with the Neef family, who likely used the same engraver or shop offering a level of consistency in quality.

Unfortunately I don’t think we know enough to be certain that J J Runkel sourced most of his blades from the Neef family.

He certainly had a strong connection to the family as his wife’s maiden name was Neef. And there are examples of his blades marked with the Neef name. However we’d need to know what their production capacity was to know if they were his main source, as he imported blades (and complete swords) by the thousands during the time he was in business.