1807 Mameluke of the Imperial Guard?

[celtan]

Howdy Jim,

No, not mine. The present owner has it labeled as such. Either out of a whimsical interpretation, or because he was fooled. I don't think he does it out of a desire to fool others, unless he does so merely to impress.

I can take more pics if you like.

Best

M

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Hi Manuel,
I'm curious where the Mamluk of the Guard suggestion comes from, is this the identification captioned with this? is this your weapon, or from some other source?
In any case, I agree this munitions grade piece with cast brass hilt would not be a weapon used in an elite regiment of French cavalry. The hollow ground military blade, from what I can see, would not be a shamshir though.

It would be interesting to see the entire weapon if possible, as this reminds me of some type of interpretation of a military sabre with mameluke style hilt.

All the best,
Jim