Sword for identification

[katana]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

Hi David,
That term was indeed intended derisively, and while these neoclassic swords lent well to rather pretensious allusion, they were not especially well balanced nor effective.
On that note, I recall an instance some time ago concerning the M1832 U.S. artillery sword, when one was unearthed during construction excavation somewhere in New York. While I'm pretty sure the well known pulp newspapers were not involved, a very wide eyed archaeologist proclaimed he had found evidence of Romans in America!!
Soon afterwards the excavated 'gladius' was correctly identified by a better informed observer, much to the chagrin of the proclaimer.

Best regards,
Jim

Hi Jim
thanks for the clarification.
It seems that the 'wide eyed archaeologist' should have 'unearthed' some researched facts before making his claims

All the best

David