Continental Dress Sword

kronckew · 27th April 2018, 04:56 PM

Just came across this dress/court sword, side shell appears to have a wigged head in profile above some lettering I cannot make out. It has a triangular small sword blade. no scabbard, grip appears wound with copper coloured wire or something (?).

Any Idea where or when this comes from? more info & better photos when it arrives... needs getting all the white polish residue cleared off...

MacCathain · 27th April 2018, 07:14 PM

The French commemorated some of their political and military heroes on the clavier of epees like this, but I think they all tend to look alike in profile. Given that the text is illegible in the photo, I'd say the answer will be evident as soon as you see it in the flesh.

kronckew · 27th April 2018, 08:03 PM

Thanks, had a suspicion it might be French.....Couldn't think of the word -'Clavier'

kronckew · 16th May 2018, 06:54 PM

Item arrived, sadly the lettering is very worn and illegible, sword is fine tho. It appears that theGrip scales were replaced with the wire wrapping.

27th April 2018, 04:56 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Continental Dress Sword Just came across this dress/court sword, side shell appears to have a wigged head in profile above some lettering I cannot make out. It has a triangular small sword blade. no scabbard, grip appears wound with copper coloured wire or something (?). Any Idea where or when this comes from? more info & better photos when it arrives... needs getting all the white polish residue cleared off... Attached Images

27th April 2018, 07:14 PM	#2
MacCathain Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 66	The French commemorated some of their political and military heroes on the clavier of epees like this, but I think they all tend to look alike in profile. Given that the text is illegible in the photo, I'd say the answer will be evident as soon as you see it in the flesh.

27th April 2018, 08:03 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Thanks, had a suspicion it might be French.....Couldn't think of the word -'Clavier'

16th May 2018, 06:54 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Item arrived, sadly the lettering is very worn and illegible, sword is fine tho. It appears that theGrip scales were replaced with the wire wrapping.