Early 1800's US Sword

Hotspur · 5th August 2016, 06:14 AM

Mowbray dismisses these with backstraps as post war 1812 but my Woolley Deakin kind of puts that myth to rest. The floating pommel type sometimes regarded as a Dyer type. It has been so long since I have read the text that I might make a mistake but iirc, Dyer was New England.

I have a couple of other picture files of these with floating pommels. The French Captain's sword in Master&Commander was of this type.

Cheers

GC

5th August 2016, 06:14 AM	#3
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 535	Mowbray dismisses these with backstraps as post war 1812 but my Woolley Deakin kind of puts that myth to rest. The floating pommel type sometimes regarded as a Dyer type. It has been so long since I have read the text that I might make a mistake but iirc, Dyer was New England. I have a couple of other picture files of these with floating pommels. The French Captain's sword in Master&Commander was of this type. Cheers GC Attached Images