Skull hilt on Napoleonic blade-Masonic?

urbanspaceman · 7th June 2025, 03:37 PM

Hey Jim. I missed this post somehow.
Very curious. Could it have been from a sword stick?
Hollywood is/was certainly keen on the skull topped stick.
I can't make out from the picture if there is a hilt/grip behind the skull, which would negate my suggestion.

Jim McDougall · 7th June 2025, 04:02 PM

Thank you for coming in Keith! Kinda figured at outset there would be ZERO response here , a bit unusual for mist here.
This is too big for a stick, but know exactly what you mean on Hollyweirs.

There is a grip and I think pommel, it is most certainly from a Napoleonic French cuirassier sword by the blade.

7th June 2025, 03:37 PM	#1
urbanspaceman Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Tyneside. North-East England Posts: 716	stick Hey Jim. I missed this post somehow. Very curious. Could it have been from a sword stick? Hollywood is/was certainly keen on the skull topped stick. I can't make out from the picture if there is a hilt/grip behind the skull, which would negate my suggestion. Last edited by urbanspaceman; 7th June 2025 at 03:38 PM. Reason: ps

7th June 2025, 04:02 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,627	Thank you for coming in Keith! Kinda figured at outset there would be ZERO response here , a bit unusual for mist here. This is too big for a stick, but know exactly what you mean on Hollyweirs. There is a grip and I think pommel, it is most certainly from a Napoleonic French cuirassier sword by the blade.