Please help on 1796 HC sword marks

fernando · 18th December 2009, 05:43 PM

Hi Ian,

Manolo (aka Manoel, aka Celtan

) is right in observing that the intials on your sword would fit both Spanish and Portuguese marks.
In any case, i wonder why the marking, and only part of it, was done in roman numbers. I have been browsing this version and found no similar results.
Perhaps when you receive it, better pictures and naturally your own sight, will enlighten us a some more on the marking riddle.
I didn't manage to find any records of battles fought by the 2nd of Cavalry, which served dismounted in the garnison of Elvas, during the Peninsular war.
On the other hand, the troops from this regiment that were engaged in the Portuguese Legion did not use these swords, as the whole gear supplied was French, as you will observe in the attached picture.
But then again, those marks must be re-analized, when you get the sword.
Concerning the grip, if in fact the one that is there now is not a period replacement and doesn't contain any history in it, and assuming that you can get a correct modern replica, why not replace it ? ... says i, in my humble opinnion

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On the other hand, i am sorry to hear that this (as any) sword was trimmed in order to make it fit in a scabbard from a different origin; such are always dubious operations

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Fernando

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18th December 2009, 05:43 PM	#15
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Hi Ian, Manolo (aka Manoel, aka Celtan ) is right in observing that the intials on your sword would fit both Spanish and Portuguese marks. In any case, i wonder why the marking, and only part of it, was done in roman numbers. I have been browsing this version and found no similar results. Perhaps when you receive it, better pictures and naturally your own sight, will enlighten us a some more on the marking riddle. I didn't manage to find any records of battles fought by the 2nd of Cavalry, which served dismounted in the garnison of Elvas, during the Peninsular war. On the other hand, the troops from this regiment that were engaged in the Portuguese Legion did not use these swords, as the whole gear supplied was French, as you will observe in the attached picture. But then again, those marks must be re-analized, when you get the sword. Concerning the grip, if in fact the one that is there now is not a period replacement and doesn't contain any history in it, and assuming that you can get a correct modern replica, why not replace it ? ... says i, in my humble opinnion . On the other hand, i am sorry to hear that this (as any) sword was trimmed in order to make it fit in a scabbard from a different origin; such are always dubious operations . Fernando . Attached Images Last edited by fernando; 18th December 2009 at 07:13 PM.