Steel Hilted SDmallsword

Jim McDougall · 16th October 2017, 06:40 AM

To me this seems a British cut steel example c. 1790 as noted. These are especially intriguing as regarded as of the final days of the small sword, yet they have a magnificent austerity to them. The faceted steel of this example is one style which ran alongside many which had an almost mechanical looking beaded motif.
See : "The Smallsword in England" J.D. Aylward, London, 1945

Cap'n Mark, ya 'bout got my ticker with that Chinese zinger!!!

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16th October 2017, 06:40 AM	#3
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,668	To me this seems a British cut steel example c. 1790 as noted. These are especially intriguing as regarded as of the final days of the small sword, yet they have a magnificent austerity to them. The faceted steel of this example is one style which ran alongside many which had an almost mechanical looking beaded motif. See : "The Smallsword in England" J.D. Aylward, London, 1945 Cap'n Mark, ya 'bout got my ticker with that Chinese zinger!!!