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Originally Posted by Bryce
I think it dates to around 1770-1780 and would have belonged to a heavy cavalry officer. This is the oldest British sword hilt I have seen that features honeysuckle in the design. Honeysuckle featured in British heavy cavalry officer swords from the 1796 undress sword onwards.
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That is a very nice sword, Bryce! When you say honeysuckle do you know if that is a literal representation of honeysuckle or just a generic term for any vine work? I have had an interest in floral representation on edged weapons that started in during research in university and has popped up periodically since then? To me it is reminiscent of work from the British Isles of two millennia earlier.