Petits Montmorency with Fleur de Lys guard.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 24th November 2017, 06:30 PM

Excellent thread Norman and very much in step with the current run of FDL designs in other threads noted already in your replies.

If I may parry with this~ Si le sabre-briquet de 1767~

Norman McCormick · 24th November 2017, 07:30 PM

Thank you Ibrahiim, here are some more hilt designs.
My Regards,
Norman.

M ELEY · 24th November 2017, 11:17 PM

Excellent, excellent, excellent! Great pics of the multiple pierced French hilt types!

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 25th November 2017, 12:40 PM

Nasturally the FDL has a permanent home with British Royalty since it appears on the Royal Cypher. In the Crown.

Norman McCormick · 25th November 2017, 08:27 PM

Another group of hilts.

kronckew · 26th November 2017, 07:48 AM

the royal french infantry/dragoon hangers were imported into the USA as aid for the continentals during the revolution, and modified by removing the outer part of the guard where your fleur is, like mine below. they also came without the fleur (napoleonic imperial period?), example from google also below. british dragoon swords of the period had round grips with an urn-like pommel, like the pooley swords made for the loyalists & crown forces in NY. the brits later used a hilt style more like these.

Hotspur · 26th November 2017, 12:27 PM

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...a-Reynolds.jpg

The Tarleton portrait seems to show one. ^^^^

The Potter swords of NYC targeted for British and loyalist use. The archived ASOAC article.
https://web.archive.org/web/20110609...ein_potter.pdf

Then there are the pie crusted slotted hilt French swords we see with the bi-fold knuckle guards.

I have always adored this British dragoons sword.

Sorry, no fdl but I like slotted hilts.

Cheers

GC

24th November 2017, 06:30 PM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Excellent thread Norman and very much in step with the current run of FDL designs in other threads noted already in your replies. If I may parry with this~ Si le sabre-briquet de 1767~ Attached Images

24th November 2017, 07:30 PM	#2
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,632	Thank you Ibrahiim, here are some more hilt designs. My Regards, Norman. Attached Images

25th November 2017, 12:40 PM	#4
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Nasturally the FDL has a permanent home with British Royalty since it appears on the Royal Cypher. In the Crown. Attached Images

25th November 2017, 08:27 PM	#5
Norman McCormick Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,632	Another group of hilts. Attached Images

26th November 2017, 07:48 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,238	the royal french infantry/dragoon hangers were imported into the USA as aid for the continentals during the revolution, and modified by removing the outer part of the guard where your fleur is, like mine below. they also came without the fleur (napoleonic imperial period?), example from google also below. british dragoon swords of the period had round grips with an urn-like pommel, like the pooley swords made for the loyalists & crown forces in NY. the brits later used a hilt style more like these. Attached Images

24th November 2017, 11:17 PM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,184	Excellent, excellent, excellent! Great pics of the multiple pierced French hilt types!

26th November 2017, 12:27 PM	#7
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 523	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...a-Reynolds.jpg The Tarleton portrait seems to show one. ^^^^ The Potter swords of NYC targeted for British and loyalist use. The archived ASOAC article. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609...ein_potter.pdf Then there are the pie crusted slotted hilt French swords we see with the bi-fold knuckle guards. I have always adored this British dragoons sword. Sorry, no fdl but I like slotted hilts. Cheers GC Attached Images Last edited by Hotspur; 26th November 2017 at 12:40 PM.