CAVALRY SWORD M1796

[Amuk Murugul]

Originally Posted by fernando

Great ... and amazing; no first name commencing with an I . Could it be Ioannes Read ?

Hullo everybody

..... Similar to my thoughts. As I understand it, the capital 'J' did not enter the Roman Alphabet 'til about the mid 1700s. The capital letter 'I' was used in its stead. So, this would narrow it down to two possibilities on the list provided.

Alexander, хорошо удачи мой друг !