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Forum: European Armoury

26th March 2024, 05:07 AM

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Gills Britah manufacturing sword

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Posted By Radboud

Thank you for joining in Bryce. Other than...

Thank you for joining in Bryce.

Other than the stamps already mentioned (Crown over HO, G and GG for Osborn and the rare S for Dawes) are you aware of any other makers using similar markings?

Forum: European Armoury

26th March 2024, 04:16 AM

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Gills Britah manufacturing sword

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Posted By Radboud

Hi Robert, thanks for sharing this sword; very...

Hi Robert, thanks for sharing this sword; very pertenant to the discussion. From memory the blade was marked I. Gill, which was how John Gill marked blades of his production (I the latin equlivent...

Forum: European Armoury

25th March 2024, 10:49 PM

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Gills Britah manufacturing sword

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Posted By Radboud

As Bryce notes elsewhere, the G stamp is only...

As Bryce notes elsewhere, the G stamp is only fond on officer blades, Osborn and later Osborn and Gunby do not appear to have marked their troopers swords in this manner. Interestingly the Crown over...

Forum: European Armoury

25th March 2024, 01:11 AM

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Gills Britah manufacturing sword

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Posted By Radboud

Minor correction here Jim, but Henry Osborn...

Minor correction here Jim, but Henry Osborn initially stamped his blades with a crown over the letters HO. This changed somewhere around 1797 as there exists a 1798 dated Osborn sword with the G...

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