SWORD for comment and I D please

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Originally Posted by celtan

Thank you kindly Gene,

How would you classify the last sword I presented to you? Its blade has four concave faces with a raised central ridge, inscribed Vivat Carolus XI Domine meus. ie. a Swedish 17th C blade. The hilt is strange. cavalry? Early-Mid 19th C.? The grip is also difficult to precisely date, showing another urn-pommel. (Late 18th C.?) pkus a rather modern looking grip cover.

Best

M

Hi Manuel,
I may just be digging myself a deeper hole here, but I'll have a go!
The sword in your picture has the 'walloon-esq' guard, which I'm from now on just going to call 'horsemans swords' LOL and as with Stuarts, a double edged blade, which you think is a remount?
It also has the Urn shaped pommel which makes me think late 18thC, but I've seen them on swords described as mid 18thC.

I know the 1796 pattern British swords were used through to the 1820-30s, but wasn't the fashion for single edged blades exclusively by then?

Why are yours and Stuarts remounted with older blades?
Could they represent a transitional period? Or a cost cutting measure? Or even be colonial pieces?

What are your thoughts?

Regards
Gene