Old sword or fake?

[ulfberth]

Originally Posted by PeterP

At my workplace, an opera house, we have quite a large weapons room. We have several hundred swords in storage. Most of them are your typical theatre replicas, but there are also quite a few original ones. Most of them are quite straightforward old police sables, but some are more intriguing. From this one I always wondered if it's an original, older sword. The patina and the way the handle are aged suggest an older date, but looks can deceive. So, if somebody could give an opinion about this sword I would be grateful.

Hi Peter,

That is a 19th century piece 100 %, Both the guard and the blade.
It is build in the 19 century manner and with a typical 19th century blade.
These type of blade's can be found on French Cuirassiers, infantry swords and hunting daggers from the mid 19th century.
From the look of it the maker never intended to make a forgery, but he did build a real sword of solid quality, perhaps a bit to solid because if you would compare it to e real one of that type you would see that this blade is too thick, especially near the edges.
It is an interesting post and please post again if you have things or thoughts you want to share.

Kind regards

Ulfberth

[theswordcollector]

Early 19th century piece good quality work well executed.