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Jim McDougall · 23rd December 2008, 05:42 PM

Hi Stu,

Very attractive cavalry officers 'walloon' type sword, probably Continental and end of the 18th century to early 19th. It seems like this form was widely used for military officers by many countries, so we would need to really hit the typology references to really narrow it down. The scallop shell decoration may offer some telling definition. That blade cross section seems unusual as well. More research needed of course, but this is the trail to follow in my perception.

All best regards,
Jim

23rd December 2008, 05:42 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Hi Stu, Very attractive cavalry officers 'walloon' type sword, probably Continental and end of the 18th century to early 19th. It seems like this form was widely used for military officers by many countries, so we would need to really hit the typology references to really narrow it down. The scallop shell decoration may offer some telling definition. That blade cross section seems unusual as well. More research needed of course, but this is the trail to follow in my perception. All best regards, Jim