Fixing grip wires?

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Thanks again, Kisak.

Exactly my thoughts. I actually dislike foppish, decorative officer's swords... : )

Regarding the mameluke sword, I found a period drawing of a mameluke-de-la-garde carrying a similar looking sword. But the french always marked their swords, and this one is not.

The second one, I have literally just found some info on it. Seems to be a late 1800s fraternal sword made by Ames (Grecian Sword) of either the IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), or for use by the Masters of Ceremonies of the US Knights of Pythias.

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Manolo

Originally Posted by kisak

More of a good, honest blade than a general's jewellery, yes.

As for the others, I can't recall seeing anything matching in style to either labelled as Swedish (SB, Seitz' Svärdet och Värjan, The Army Museum's exhibits, various local auctions), so I'd consider it unlikely that they're from around here.

The mameluke hilt doesn't seem to have really caught on up here, and what we have in the way of symmetrical cross-hilts from that period tend to be on civilian swords of honour, quite different in both style and materials from tat one (often gilt brass hilts with mother-of-pearl or Älvdals-porphyry grips).