Montmorency blade in late 18th c. British military swords

midelburgo · 19th August 2025, 08:54 PM

If we believe the inscription, this is the oldest Montmorency blade I know of.

On one side it says

NADIE SE META CONMIGO - AÑO DE 1700
QUE MATARE A QUEIN ME ENFADE

QUEIN spell mistake instead for QUIEN

Meaning

NO ONE MESS WITH ME - YEAR OF 1700
I WILL KILL WHOEVER MAKES ME ANGRY

Stilistically I believe the inscription looks rather 1770. I cannot give an opinion about the basket, looking English to me.

On the other hand, Spain used a lot of these blades. Often in America. Sometimes they have silver parts in the grip-pommel. In the Halbach (Solingen) advertisement of 1775 there is a Montmorency with inscriptions to Carlos III (check Halbach in the search). Sometimes they are shortened for infantry.

George Washington had a Montmorency too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiClfS5MfI0

19th August 2025, 08:54 PM	#3
midelburgo Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 265	If we believe the inscription, this is the oldest Montmorency blade I know of. On one side it says NADIE SE META CONMIGO - AÑO DE 1700 QUE MATARE A QUEIN ME ENFADE QUEIN spell mistake instead for QUIEN Meaning NO ONE MESS WITH ME - YEAR OF 1700 I WILL KILL WHOEVER MAKES ME ANGRY Stilistically I believe the inscription looks rather 1770. I cannot give an opinion about the basket, looking English to me. On the other hand, Spain used a lot of these blades. Often in America. Sometimes they have silver parts in the grip-pommel. In the Halbach (Solingen) advertisement of 1775 there is a Montmorency with inscriptions to Carlos III (check Halbach in the search). Sometimes they are shortened for infantry. George Washington had a Montmorency too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiClfS5MfI0 Attached Images Last edited by midelburgo; 19th August 2025 at 09:17 PM.