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Atlantia · 22nd December 2011, 08:14 AM

It's a beautiful sword Alex. I find that the unusual etching is maddeningly familiar, expecially the distinctive elephant head.
I echo Nando and Jims suprise that nobody else has come in on this one.

Tremendous (as usual) deductive reasoning from our own Mr McDougall.
It may be that you'll have to try a specialist group for the Napoleonic wars/era or as Jim suggests slightly later into the Victorian era.

Best
Gene

Edit: I was going to PM you a suggestion but your account doesn't accept private messages. Hopefully it's ok for me to suggest it here instead?
I can only think of one Napoleonic specific forum that might be helpful: www.napoleonicwarsforum.com

Make sure you stick around here to show us the rest of your collection. If this first one is anything to go by, you have a good eye for swords!

22nd December 2011, 08:14 AM	#7
Atlantia Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Sharp end Posts: 2,928	It's a beautiful sword Alex. I find that the unusual etching is maddeningly familiar, expecially the distinctive elephant head. I echo Nando and Jims suprise that nobody else has come in on this one. Tremendous (as usual) deductive reasoning from our own Mr McDougall. It may be that you'll have to try a specialist group for the Napoleonic wars/era or as Jim suggests slightly later into the Victorian era. Best Gene Edit: I was going to PM you a suggestion but your account doesn't accept private messages. Hopefully it's ok for me to suggest it here instead? I can only think of one Napoleonic specific forum that might be helpful: www.napoleonicwarsforum.com Make sure you stick around here to show us the rest of your collection. If this first one is anything to go by, you have a good eye for swords! Last edited by Atlantia; 22nd December 2011 at 08:29 AM.