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15th April 2011, 07:47 PM
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Sword in Museum Identification
Hello all,
I was in Wilmington, NC, USA a couple weeks ago and went to the Cape Fear Museum. There was a sword listed as "Scottish Double Edged Short Sword" said to have been used by a Confederate soldier. I've attached 2 poor cell phone pictures. Isn't this a Chinese sword? I wanted to run it past you guys before I send a note to the curator, as I'm not a Chinese expert. Thanks! Steve |
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15th April 2011, 07:56 PM
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Looks Chinese to me but I am by NO means an expert on these (or anything else for that matter).
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15th April 2011, 07:58 PM
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If it quacks like a Duck ....
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15th April 2011, 07:59 PM
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I don't think you have to be an expert to see that this sword is Chinese and certainly NOT Scottish.
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15th April 2011, 08:26 PM
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Now the Scots were well known inventors, copper wire for example was a Scotish invention, discovered after a Scotsman and a Dutchman were one day fighting over a penny but to have invented the Jian...that would be a long shot.
Gav, the son of a Scot 
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15th April 2011, 08:41 PM
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15th April 2011, 08:43 PM
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Museum curators on crack, a very sad thing indeed...
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16th April 2011, 01:10 AM
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16th April 2011, 08:09 AM
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It were the Dutch who invented the copper wire after fighting over a cent with a Scotsman. And it was proven. After this invention the Dutchman wrote a letter to a friend to tell him about his invention. To save the money for the stamp he wrote on the envelop before he posted the letter: "sorry, but the stamp fell off the envelop when i put the letter in the postbox"
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18th April 2011, 10:36 PM
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Thanks for your help. I received a very nice email from the curator of the museum.
"Dear Mr. Ferguson: Your email has been forwarded to me. The sword you are referring to is on display in the Colonial section of our exhibit, Cape Fear Stories: Land of the Longleaf Pine. We borrowed it from Moore’s Creek National Battlefield, located in Currie, NC. When we contacted them to borrow military objects to represent this battle of the American Revolution, they offered us the sword. Their information identified it as Scottish made and probably used by a Colonial patriot soldier. I will forward your message on to them so they may be aware of your identification. They may want to update their records. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and information. We appreciate it! Best regards, .................................................. ............................ Barbara L. Rowe, Curator Cape Fear Museum of History and Science 814 Market Street Wilmington, NC 28401 910.798.4365 (t) 910.798.4384 (f) http://www.capefearmuseum.com |
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