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M ELEY · 23rd December 2010, 12:24 PM

Speaking of Bruce Bazelon, he is the author of the article of whic I so frequently quote and he has truly doen his research. The name of the article is "The Philadelphia Brass Hilt". He does admit that his approach is just a theory, but lends support to it through facts and hypothesis. He likewise conferred heavily with Mr Mowbray in writing the article, so I think there's credence here. In any case, I think it's a beautiful sword and I'm glad to have it in my collection.

Here's a varient from Morristown,NJ (Example 12)
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/o...ew/vol4-1d.htm

A rough example with "American Light Horse" marking on blade-
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23rd December 2010, 12:24 PM	#11
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,066	Speaking of Bruce Bazelon, he is the author of the article of whic I so frequently quote and he has truly doen his research. The name of the article is "The Philadelphia Brass Hilt". He does admit that his approach is just a theory, but lends support to it through facts and hypothesis. He likewise conferred heavily with Mr Mowbray in writing the article, so I think there's credence here. In any case, I think it's a beautiful sword and I'm glad to have it in my collection. Here's a varient from Morristown,NJ (Example 12) http://www.nps.gov/history/history/o...ew/vol4-1d.htm A rough example with "American Light Horse" marking on blade- www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp? ahid3693&aid=27357&lid=7593169#topoflot Last edited by M ELEY; 23rd December 2010 at 12:38 PM.