Tenegre?

[RobT]

Hi All,

I just got my anniversary present and it is stunningly graceful. Since it is more slender and curvilinear than the typical tenegre, can it still be classified as such?
The 19-5/8" (49.8475cm) chisel ground, clip point blade has a chisel ground false edge to the clip point. Across the flat, the blade is about 5/8" (15.875mm) wide at its narrowest point and about 1-9/16" (3.96875cm) at its widest. The spine is a tad under 1/4" (6.35mm) at the hilt and tapers to about 1/8" (3.175mm) at the clip point.
The hilt is mahogany and appears to be the simplified deity type. The ferrule is brass.
The sheath is mahogany. Three steel bands are visible (one at the throat and one at each end of the cord wrap) but a strong magnet (used with the blade unsheathed) shows that there are two more below the cord wrap. I don't believe the cord wrap is original to the piece. Work of an American seaman perhaps? Somebody also glopped on a thick layer of varnish to the hilt and the sheath (it almost looked as if they had been dipped in it). I got most of it off the hilt and will try to do the same with the sheath.
I don't think the sword is robust enough for military use but would be light enough for comfortable civilian carry. The clip point notwithstanding, without a guard of some type, I wouldn't be too sanguine about using it to thrust with. These shortcomings aside, it is one beautiful piece. I estimate age as just post WWII.

Sincerely,
RobT