Hi David,
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Originally Posted by katana
... is it me, or is figure 1, a Model 1831 French Infantry Short Sword ...
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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
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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