American or British?

kronckew · 30th August 2017, 06:41 PM

that hilt, side branches removed looks exactly like mine, even down to the minor details, including the wire wrap impressions on mine matching the wire on the french one. i noted some indistinct roughness at the blade/guard junction i thought may have been some small markings on mine too. i won't remove the stable black gunk covering the area tho.

the french sent a large number of troops to aid the american continentals, and were present in large numbers at yorktown in 1781. possible it was damaged and repaired and reissued to the continentals who couldn't afford to waste it. my blade is 5 in. longer and fullered of course, but could be a dragoon/light cavalry variant.

ah, if only they could talk....

you may have cracked the enigma open. or at least part of it. thanks.

30th August 2017, 06:41 PM	#8
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,237	that hilt, side branches removed looks exactly like mine, even down to the minor details, including the wire wrap impressions on mine matching the wire on the french one. i noted some indistinct roughness at the blade/guard junction i thought may have been some small markings on mine too. i won't remove the stable black gunk covering the area tho. the french sent a large number of troops to aid the american continentals, and were present in large numbers at yorktown in 1781. possible it was damaged and repaired and reissued to the continentals who couldn't afford to waste it. my blade is 5 in. longer and fullered of course, but could be a dragoon/light cavalry variant. ah, if only they could talk.... you may have cracked the enigma open. or at least part of it. thanks. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 30th August 2017 at 07:13 PM.