Hussar saber

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

The blades imported to England by J J Runkel it seems were mostly through his connections on Solingen with the Neef family, who likely used the same engraver or shop offering a level of consistency in quality.

Unfortunately I don’t think we know enough to be certain that J J Runkel sourced most of his blades from the Neef family.

He certainly had a strong connection to the family as his wife’s maiden name was Neef. And there are examples of his blades marked with the Neef name. However we’d need to know what their production capacity was to know if they were his main source, as he imported blades (and complete swords) by the thousands during the time he was in business.

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by Radboud

Unfortunately I don’t think we know enough to be certain that J J Runkel sourced most of his blades from the Neef family.

He certainly had a strong connection to the family as his wife’s maiden name was Neef. And there are examples of his blades marked with the Neef name. However we’d need to know what their production capacity was to know if they were his main source, as he imported blades (and complete swords) by the thousands during the time he was in business.

Point taken, I was referring to material from the late Andrew Mowbray in his "American Eagle Pommel Swords", which I dont have at hand but simply recalling off the cuff. I dont recall how much detail he went into on that topic, but recalled the notable connection.

[FRANCOIS]

I had pictures of the other side of the blade.
The turk head is slightly different.

[FRANCOIS]

A prima plana M 1765 with a similar blade , with gutters, with a lion pommel identic.