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celtan · 30th December 2008, 09:50 PM

Blades or even hilts which have significant value, familiy blades, even historicallly valuable fragments are often remounted, rehilted, or rebladed.

I once owned a Napoleonic Hilt mated to a short Garde Nationale Second Empire blade. The "A la marengo"Hilt was a select type, designed by Napoleon himself as a War Trophy . Apparently the owner, an ex-hussar proud of the honor implied by its posession, had it rebladed to match its subsequent Field Service. Same thing with family blades, rehilted according to fashion, service or as family heirlooms...

A classical example of this are the rehilted nihonto baldes as shin-gunto during the japanese showa era post-1920. Or the spanish Toledo 17th C blades rehilted in the New Spain (America) during the 18th C.

The blade shown looks very similar to one on a swedish officers sword I own, with four flat faces and a central ridge, of diamond crosscut.

Best regards

Manuel Luis

30th December 2008, 09:50 PM	#22
celtan Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: PR, USA Posts: 679	Blades or even hilts which have significant value, familiy blades, even historicallly valuable fragments are often remounted, rehilted, or rebladed. I once owned a Napoleonic Hilt mated to a short Garde Nationale Second Empire blade. The "A la marengo"Hilt was a select type, designed by Napoleon himself as a War Trophy . Apparently the owner, an ex-hussar proud of the honor implied by its posession, had it rebladed to match its subsequent Field Service. Same thing with family blades, rehilted according to fashion, service or as family heirlooms... A classical example of this are the rehilted nihonto baldes as shin-gunto during the japanese showa era post-1920. Or the spanish Toledo 17th C blades rehilted in the New Spain (America) during the 18th C. The blade shown looks very similar to one on a swedish officers sword I own, with four flat faces and a central ridge, of diamond crosscut. Best regards Manuel Luis Attached Images Last edited by celtan; 30th December 2008 at 10:02 PM.