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3rd February 2013, 03:56 AM
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Very nice smallsword! I've been wanting to pick one up with the colichmarde blade. These were even popular with naval officers, I'm told. I especially like the large 'fighting' hilt. The guard seems almost flat vs cupped and the large pas de' an (spelling!?) indicates pre-1800. I envy you!
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3rd February 2013, 11:23 AM
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Heres some pics of the legend.
Some sizes - Total length - 117cm Blade - 97.5cm, 3.9cm wide at Forte. Shell Guard 11cm square |
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3rd February 2013, 11:56 AM
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A beautiuful mid-end XVIII century French sword, with a beautiful Solingen blade
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3rd February 2013, 04:15 PM
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The inscription looks like it is in French, and seems to be the name of a maker but a Solingen blade. Latter 18th century.
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3rd February 2013, 10:10 PM
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4th February 2013, 07:23 AM
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The back side says:
De la manufacture de la marque au ROISIN??? à Solingen = Of the manufacture of the brand ROISIN??? in Solingen The other side seems to be referring to the owner, not the maker. In my opinion it states: Marchand = dealer Fournisseur ... = dealer / seller of materials |
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4th February 2013, 11:20 AM
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Hello,
Lovely sword  I see: De la Manufacture De la Marque au Raisin a Solingen "au raisin" with grapes, hence the etched image of grapes below. and Lepelon Marchand Fournisseur Rue Des Carmes au Coin De La Rue De Lemoine A Rouen "Lepelon, merchant-dealer, Des Carnes Street, at the corner of De Lemoine Street, in Rouen" A quick google on Lepelon brings up a court document from Juin 16, 1827 on a merchant named Lepelon in Rouen going bankrupt. I can translate the relevant passage if anyone is interested. You can therefore trace the sword to the street Des Carmes in Rouen: http://maps.google.co.in/maps?hl=en&...ed=0CC8Q8gEwAA But no sign of Lemoine Street. It might have changed names at some pint in the last 180 years, but the name makes sense considering the nearby cathedral and all the streets named after saints. Here is an similar one with identical inscriptions from an old auction, lot 398: http://www.thomasdelmar.com/Catalogu...12/page14.html A bit of google search on Solingen blades marked with grapes brings up a number of documents concerning Solingen swordsmiths working for the London Cutlers' Company See: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=n...grapes&f=false and http://books.google.co.in/books?id=u...grapes&f=false Some more research on French sites suggests that blades manufactured by miscellaneous small cutlers in Solingen were marketed and sold in bulk under common marks, such as the graves, and engraved with the name of the dealer than placed the orders for them. Regards, Emanuel Last edited by Emanuel; 4th February 2013 at 12:16 PM. Reason: oops, typo, it's Carmes, not Carnes |
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Hibrid translation or idiomatic translation
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1.(Rare) Personne dont la tâche est de fourbir, de monter ou de réparer des armes blanches pour les rendre plus brillantes. furbisher / fuʁ.bi.sœʁ / male 1. (Rare) a person whose job is to polish, edit or repair swords to make them brighter. |
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