Use of swords in American Indian tribes

[Tim Simmons]

Somebody paid a small fortune with no real provenance. Would this type of sword be carried by a the relatively low in rank officers in the Fretterman incident?

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Somebody paid a small fortune with no real provenance. Would this type of sword be carried by a the relatively low in rank officers in the Fretterman incident?

i would have left it at home in my quarters and wore something a bit more practical. they do find a lot of rather ornate sword parts on battlefields over here, so some ossifers might when they think they're gonna have a walk over and media to show off for. bit like patton and is revolvers. of course he DID have a lot of walk overs...but so did custer untill the last one wasn't. he of course told his men to leave their sabres behind along with the gatlings as they wouldn't need them. it was gonna be a walk over...

unusual for a lower ranking officer to be presented with it, he must have enjoyed carrying it and showing off. all in all i'd not pay all that moola without a durn good provenance and lots of documentation.

i could see an NDN who captured it cutting off the guard to suit him. bit like the japanese did to the heihos.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by kronckew

some ossifers might when they think they're gonna have a walk over and media to show off for. bit like patton and is revolvers.

George did actually use his revolver in close combat during the Pancho Villa expedition (he wounded three men). He only had one at the time and the experience is what prompted him to start carrying two.