Dahomey Hwi

[Miguel]

Originally Posted by Kubur

Hi Miguel,
It's a super cool stuff!
You have a converted French briquet, infantry short sword.
Now i don't know if it's a late 18th or 19th c. model.
The other members will tell you.
But you have the infantry unit engraved on the guard, so basically you will trace the whole history of this sword!
Congratulations
Kubur

Hi Kubur,

Thanks for the info, can you suggest to me the best place to start trying to track down the history of this sabre.
Many thanks
Miguel