European saber blade - request for ID

[Martin Lubojacky]

Hello, I am shifting this tread from the "Ethno Chapter", since - maybe it belongs here:
Enclosed please find photos of relatively ordinary saber found in Ethiopia.
Please, does anybody know anything about NH + Son (fils) supplier ?
Where does the blade come from ?
The age ? - I think it could be end of 18th century (?).
Could you appoint coat-of-arms: one-head eagle with the cross in the shield ? And also there is engraved cross set in the crown, on the blade.
I cannot read properly the inscriptions. They could be significant for the allocation - "Blahmann ???, Solong...or Solingen ???
All parts of the sabre were used a lot, it visible both on the handle and the blade.

Thanks for help.
Martin

[Martin Lubojacky]

Three additional pictures

[corrado26]

This is the coat of arms of the kingdom of Sardinia-Piemont until 1861. The blade has certainly been made at Solingen.

[Martin Lubojacky]

Thank you Corrado26.
What do you think about the approximate age of the blade ? Half of 19th century ?

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Martin Lubojacky

Thank you Corrado26.
What do you think about the approximate age of the blade ? Half of 19th century ?

I'd suspect 1st half, if not a tad earlier. Nappy threw a spanner in the works of Europe and especially Italy from the very late 18th till about 1815 when they got Piedmont back & started taking over the rest of Italy, becoming the Kingdom of Italy in 1861, thus the earlier name became obsolete. Blade was probably surplus by then & sold or given to the Ethiopians.

[M ELEY]

The knuckle bow is 'reverse P' pattern, so post 1800. Judging from the pattern comparison to others of the type, perhaps 1830's-50's?? Very nice piece!