Unidentified dirk or hanger?

M ELEY · 10th July 2024, 01:11 AM

I'm not surprised. It seems like just after the first quarter of the 19th century, with industrialization and factories, there was a glut of munitions-grade swords made for civil branches of government which hadn't been readily available previously. I'm particularly thinking of all the briquet patterns we seen, but also constable swords, forrestry swords, sappers, etc. Still, this isn't one that pops up often as I'd never seen this pattern myself.

10th July 2024, 01:11 AM	#3
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	I'm not surprised. It seems like just after the first quarter of the 19th century, with industrialization and factories, there was a glut of munitions-grade swords made for civil branches of government which hadn't been readily available previously. I'm particularly thinking of all the briquet patterns we seen, but also constable swords, forrestry swords, sappers, etc. Still, this isn't one that pops up often as I'd never seen this pattern myself.