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Originally Posted by Hotspur
My second empire fantastique sword suited for French Colonial use. The cutler was Georges Leon of Paris.
Cheers
GC
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Excellent example Glen, thank you for entering it. I was wondering what sort of swords the officers might have been using and 2nd Empire is right in the time frame we are thinking of, and slightly later.
I wonder if there were outfitter/cutlers who catered to colonial forces in the way many London firms catered to East India Company, and later India Government.