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|  5th September 2023, 05:25 PM | #1 | 
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				 |  Unknown Short Sword 
			
			I haven't see anything like this with a strange guard;also marked W8&Co ? Can anyone identify this sword? | 
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|  5th September 2023, 08:49 PM | #2 | |
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|  5th September 2023, 09:21 PM | #3 | 
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			Weyersburg & Co?
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|  5th September 2023, 09:27 PM | #4 | 
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			Maybe W8 c Co, ?
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|  5th September 2023, 11:28 PM | #5 | 
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|  6th September 2023, 07:26 AM | #6 | 
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|  6th September 2023, 08:15 AM | #7 | 
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			Reminds me of mid-19th c. 'pioneer' swords. There were many different 'styles'. Yours looks like a cross between a pioneer saber and an ecole de mars type...
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|  6th September 2023, 10:16 AM | #8 | 
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			Here's a pioneer/sapper's short sword with similar pattern blade-
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