Help pls. on 15th-17th C. cutlass & scimitar

[fernando]

Hi David,

Originally Posted by katana

... is it me, or is figure 1, a Model 1831 French Infantry Short Sword ...

I understand one instinctively thinks so.
But maybe the idea is to consider that the French glaive is inspired on the IX century Frank sword ... says my innocent self .
Remember the Gladius Hispaniensis and all that?
The grip of this sword could be in ivory, bone or wood, sometimes damascened; the blade, enlarging in its width, still preserves the pointed form of the Romanized exemplars.
Fernando