Dating and determination of origin of a sabre with a lion-snake mount

M ELEY · 17th July 2021, 02:37 AM

Well...no one else has come in on this one. This is a really beautiful piece! I'm clueless, but if I were to put my 2 cents in, I'd wager French based on the design as well as the solid brass hilt (which, to my knowledge, wasn't so popular with the Brits, Germans, etc). On the other hand, it reminds me of some of the British so-called 'band swords' with it's brass hilt and animal pattern, but band swords didn't have fighting blades like yours does. French officer's swords frequently favored brass and stylized hilts of snakes, roosters, etc. OK, now let's open the floor to those more knowledgeable!!

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17th July 2021, 02:37 AM	#2
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,165	Well...no one else has come in on this one. This is a really beautiful piece! I'm clueless, but if I were to put my 2 cents in, I'd wager French based on the design as well as the solid brass hilt (which, to my knowledge, wasn't so popular with the Brits, Germans, etc). On the other hand, it reminds me of some of the British so-called 'band swords' with it's brass hilt and animal pattern, but band swords didn't have fighting blades like yours does. French officer's swords frequently favored brass and stylized hilts of snakes, roosters, etc. OK, now let's open the floor to those more knowledgeable!!