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25th October 2010, 01:36 PM
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Can you ID this sword
Hi, can anyone help me out here. I have this sword, and its a little odd.At first it looks like a 1796 light cavalry pattern sword. Put on closer inspection it looks to small, the blade is 34 inches long and a narrow inch and a bit wide. the clip hand guard is made of steel which is narrower when looking at it from the edge then my other swords of this type. its missing its leather hand chip and wire. there are no makings on the blade to be seen. the scabbard as been painted black and stamped above the upper scabbard ring is 14 LD.
The scabbard fits the sword and overall it all looks lighter then it should. any ideas, views, michael |
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25th October 2010, 02:34 PM
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Aa alway, photographs would be helpful...
 
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25th October 2010, 02:44 PM
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forgot to add, sorry
here is a pic. michael
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25th October 2010, 03:47 PM
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the british 14th dragoons became the 14th light dragoons in 1776. (14 LD)
metal was frequently painted black (japanned) to increase rust protection. as noted pictures would help. wiki link Last edited by kronckew; 25th October 2010 at 03:57 PM. |
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25th October 2010, 04:01 PM
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hope the picture comes out
picture of the handle and guard. there are no markings on the blade at all. michael |
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25th October 2010, 04:46 PM
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3rd go at adding picture
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25th October 2010, 05:22 PM
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Would still like to see some photos of yours, but here are some swords attributed to the 14th Light Dragoons.
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25th October 2010, 05:59 PM
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in answer
hi, for some reason my picture is not getting posted. the sword however is a lot lighter then the above pictures weapons. and the markings are not the same. I am thinking that the sword i have in question must be wrong and that the 14th LD markings are not correct.
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25th October 2010, 10:43 PM
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Terry, you are still in moderated status so i take a Mod to pass your images on to the thread. I took care of it. A shot of the markings on the sheath might be helpful.
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