Shotley Bridge swordmakers

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 29th October 2017, 03:28 AM

Regarding Samuel Harvey and at http://doczz.net/doc/617698/british-...%94an-overview It is noted that Samuel Harvey had a son Samuel Jr. who continued the business til 1795 viz;

Quote"Some research with cutlasses having viewer’s
marks and manufacturers names also enables one to generally identify the supplier according to the viewer mark.
Plate 29 on reference shows the hilts for three of these cutlasses.
The one on the left is early and without a viewers mark indicating it predates 1788. The blade has a spear point and is 28
1/2 inches long and 1 3/16 inch wide. It is marked with a
running fox and Harvey on the reverse and a different fox
like mark on the British. The iron hilt is solid (no seam), its
disks are essentially round, and the turned down quillon is
relatively wide. Samuel Harvey Sr. was a Birmingham sword
maker that provided cutlasses to the Royal Navy from 1748
to 1778 and his son, Samuel Jr. continued through 1795.
The absence of viewer marks would indicate that Harvey Sr,
made this cutlass.
The middle one is a later version of a similar cutlass.
The blade is similar but slightly shorter—27 1/2 inches long
and 1 1/4 inch wide. It is marked with a Crown/4 viewers
mark, and a running fox with initials (undecipherable) on
the guard. There are also undecipherable marks on the blade
tip. The disks are oblong, the iron hilt has a seam, and the
turned down quillon is relatively narrow. The viewer’s mark
indicates this cutlass was supplied by Gill, another
Birmingham supplier (1783–1803)"Unquote.

29th October 2017, 03:28 AM	#1
Ibrahiim al Balooshi Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE Posts: 4,408	Regarding Samuel Harvey and at http://doczz.net/doc/617698/british-...%94an-overview It is noted that Samuel Harvey had a son Samuel Jr. who continued the business til 1795 viz; Quote"Some research with cutlasses having viewer’s marks and manufacturers names also enables one to generally identify the supplier according to the viewer mark. Plate 29 on reference shows the hilts for three of these cutlasses. The one on the left is early and without a viewers mark indicating it predates 1788. The blade has a spear point and is 28 1/2 inches long and 1 3/16 inch wide. It is marked with a running fox and Harvey on the reverse and a different fox like mark on the British. The iron hilt is solid (no seam), its disks are essentially round, and the turned down quillon is relatively wide. Samuel Harvey Sr. was a Birmingham sword maker that provided cutlasses to the Royal Navy from 1748 to 1778 and his son, Samuel Jr. continued through 1795. The absence of viewer marks would indicate that Harvey Sr, made this cutlass. The middle one is a later version of a similar cutlass. The blade is similar but slightly shorter—27 1/2 inches long and 1 1/4 inch wide. It is marked with a Crown/4 viewers mark, and a running fox with initials (undecipherable) on the guard. There are also undecipherable marks on the blade tip. The disks are oblong, the iron hilt has a seam, and the turned down quillon is relatively narrow. The viewer’s mark indicates this cutlass was supplied by Gill, another Birmingham supplier (1783–1803)"Unquote. Last edited by Ibrahiim al Balooshi; 29th October 2017 at 04:02 AM.