Broken 17 th century ? sword for id

Jim McDougall · 20th April 2013, 04:29 PM

Good point Norman, this blade does appear to be a backsword blade, and with its general profile seems like British cavalry swords of the period. I think the 'spadroon' blades are quite similar. Without the guard being complete and the interesting remnant its hard to say which type sword this might have been. It is of course clear it was not a 'hanger' in the true sense as the blade would have been too long. Looks like time for a visit to Neumann if I can find it !

20th April 2013, 04:29 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,945	Good point Norman, this blade does appear to be a backsword blade, and with its general profile seems like British cavalry swords of the period. I think the 'spadroon' blades are quite similar. Without the guard being complete and the interesting remnant its hard to say which type sword this might have been. It is of course clear it was not a 'hanger' in the true sense as the blade would have been too long. Looks like time for a visit to Neumann if I can find it !