Used to be a sabre, i guess

[Chris Evans]

Hi Henk,

Could be a `facon caronero', a long knife carried by gauchos under the side of the saddle, from the pampas of Sth America.

These were made from swords, sometimes shortened, and the hand guard cut off so as not to interfere with riding.

Cheers
Chris

[Timo Nieminen]

I don't think it's been modified much at all - just had the quillons removed. It looks like it would have been the brass-hilted cousin to the attached sword.

Alas, I don't know what this sword actually is. It looks like a hunting sword, but is very plain. Horn grip, 485g, 9mm thick at the hilt, 5mm thick mid-blade, 3mm thick at 5cm from the tip.

If your sword is much heavier than this, it might be a military pioneer/engineer/artillery sword.