'Rose' Mark on the spine of Solingen blades

[Radboud]

Originally Posted by Hanger1

I have struck out with my other posted thread thus far, so maybe more people will see it again here. Thanks all.

Hello Hanger, that's a nice late 18th Century sword you have there. Difficult to attribute to any particulare nation as the markings are fairly typical for the time.

The only thing I can add is that according to M. Petard and Blondieau, the 'petite montmorency' moniker came into use in the late 19th Century and broadly applies to a type of sword that was popular in France between 1788 and 1800, based on the style of blade that looked like a smaller version of the Montmorency Dragoons' sword.