Prussian Dragoon sword 1734 with iron hilt

Jim McDougall · 7th April 2019, 03:54 AM

Further info I found:
Apparently the brass hilts were equally for other ranks not officers as I presumed, at least in the case of the M1732.
The Potzdam arsenal was apparently founded in 1722 as a rifle manufactory.
It is actually in Brandenburg /Berlin and swords from there later in the century were marked Berlin.

I also found that Dragoon regt. Nr.3; Grenadiers zu Pferd used dragoon swords with iron hilts. It would seem this was a limited case so this sword could very likely be from that unit.

There is a book in German I found:
" Me Fecit Potzdam: Old Prussian Edged Weapons of the 18th C"
by Bernd A, Windscheimer

7th April 2019, 03:54 AM	#5
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,459	Further info I found: Apparently the brass hilts were equally for other ranks not officers as I presumed, at least in the case of the M1732. The Potzdam arsenal was apparently founded in 1722 as a rifle manufactory. It is actually in Brandenburg /Berlin and swords from there later in the century were marked Berlin. I also found that Dragoon regt. Nr.3; Grenadiers zu Pferd used dragoon swords with iron hilts. It would seem this was a limited case so this sword could very likely be from that unit. There is a book in German I found: " Me Fecit Potzdam: Old Prussian Edged Weapons of the 18th C" by Bernd A, Windscheimer