English blade or Indian one?

ariel · 28th September 2018, 04:07 AM

Hi Mercenary,
British swords are not my area of interest, but I know very superficially their history.
They were a GROUP of Solingen swordmakers, and there wasn't a single marking . Just a quick scanning of Internet produced a wide variety of those, all on SB swords. I am sure there must be more.
European Armoury is a good choice, although there are several peolple here who are likely to be well informed.

Kubur · 28th September 2018, 06:38 AM

It's Samuel Harvey, Brittish 17-18th c.

Ian · 28th September 2018, 02:47 PM

Kubur:

Which mark are you referring to--do you mean the mark on the sword that is the subject of this thread?

Ian.

mariusgmioc · 28th September 2018, 03:24 PM

Hard to judge from the photos but to my eyes, the blade in the original posting looks Indian.
Also the marking is of much better quality and of significantly different shape than those of European origin.
So I'll dare to speculate it is an Indian blade trying to imitate the European blades.

PS: The blade also looks almost like having an Indian ricasso.

Jens Nordlunde · 28th September 2018, 04:05 PM

Marius said it. Could we not have some more informations about the blade?
One or two edged, length, ricasso or not and so on.
I know the hilt is not in question, but is it decorated, or maybe silver plated?

Mercenary · 28th September 2018, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jens Nordlunde

Marius said it. Could we not have some more informations about the blade?
One or two edged, length, ricasso or not and so on.
I know the hilt is not in question, but is it decorated, or maybe silver plated?

This is all:

Jens Nordlunde · 28th September 2018, 09:40 PM

Does this mean that you have not seen the sword?

What you have seen is a picture and a description from a catalogue?

28th September 2018, 04:07 AM	#1
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Hi Mercenary, British swords are not my area of interest, but I know very superficially their history. They were a GROUP of Solingen swordmakers, and there wasn't a single marking . Just a quick scanning of Internet produced a wide variety of those, all on SB swords. I am sure there must be more. European Armoury is a good choice, although there are several peolple here who are likely to be well informed. Attached Images

28th September 2018, 06:38 AM	#2
Kubur Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 2,145	It's Samuel Harvey, Brittish 17-18th c.

28th September 2018, 02:47 PM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,363	Kubur: Which mark are you referring to--do you mean the mark on the sword that is the subject of this thread? Ian.

28th September 2018, 03:24 PM	#4
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,906	Hard to judge from the photos but to my eyes, the blade in the original posting looks Indian. Also the marking is of much better quality and of significantly different shape than those of European origin. So I'll dare to speculate it is an Indian blade trying to imitate the European blades. PS: The blade also looks almost like having an Indian ricasso.

28th September 2018, 04:05 PM	#5
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Marius said it. Could we not have some more informations about the blade? One or two edged, length, ricasso or not and so on. I know the hilt is not in question, but is it decorated, or maybe silver plated?

28th September 2018, 09:40 PM	#7
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Does this mean that you have not seen the sword? What you have seen is a picture and a description from a catalogue?