Monogram sword/sabre

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by corrado26

The monogram "CA" stands for Clemens August Ferdinand Maria Hyazinth, Duke of Bavaria (* August 16, 1700 in Brussels[1]; † February 6, 1761 in Koblenz). He was as Clemens August I. Archbishop of Cologne from 1723 to 1761 and thus at the same time Elector of the Holy Roman Empire , ruler of the associated archbishopric and the neighboring states of Recklinghausen and Westphalia.
This sabre has absolutely nothing to do with pandures or other Austrian troops. It was a sabre of the household troops of the Archbishop of Cologne with an uncorrect hilt.

Thank you for the info on the monogram Udo! Please pardon my exuberance in my comment on Austrian and Pandour forces, a long favorite topic of mine. As this saber is 'similar' to the wide variety of weapons used by these private security forces who became auxiliary forces to the armies of Maria Theresa the association 'seemed' possible. As always with the ersatz weaponry that speculatively might have been used, it is hard not to romanticize, so the clarification is very much appreciated.

Your identification of the monogram on my sword posted was wonderfully appreciated as well , I would likely never have found that key information which as done here, opened the entire scope of proper identification of my sword.Masterful!

[corrado26]

In case you should be interested: There is a useful book on monograms, 218 pages, more than 5800 monograms listed, ISBN 3-924861-78-1. 3rd edition 2003, price ca € 20.-