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Originally Posted by cel7
Received this saber today. I saw it at an auction and since no one was bidding on it I couldn't resist. It has quite a curve (11cm) and a clipped point. length 90cm. At the base it is almost 1cm thick. It has a wide fuller all the way to the tip. In my opinion late 18th or early 19th century.
The decorations on the blade are typically European (the cannons with banners). The strange thing is that the last 30cm of the blade seems to have been hammered out. If you run a finger over the blade you will clearly feel a wavy pattern. It may have had some major kinks at some point that they tried to straighten out.
I suspect it is a British flanking officer saber but I could be wrong.
Unfortunately, it does not have a sheath.
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Hallo ,
Not exactly my stuff ,but i would say english, second half 18th.century,blade probably German ( Solingen) .A similar trophy bundle i have at the blade of a much older Feldsäbel.In the book "Enzyclopedia of Swords and Sabres", you find a sabre with a similar hilt but with a much less curved blade.
Good purchase
