French or Continental light cavalry sword, Solingen made

werecow · 1st June 2022, 01:04 PM

The sun with a face could be a Solingen mark... Although it is a bit crude (see picture attached).

The "petit-Montmorency-style" secondary fuller and the fact that the main fuller ends before the guard on the OP's sabre is interesting. You don't see that all that often on these kinds of broad cutting blade. It's more curved and has a wider tip than an actual petit-Montmorency blade though.

I found a similar one on ebay with the double fullering that is listed as "French Napoleonic 1814 Lancers Sword" (see picture attached) but that attribution seems wrong so that probably doesn't help. It also lacks the ricasso block and it has a shark skin grip rather than leather.

1st June 2022, 01:04 PM	#5
werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 553	The sun with a face could be a Solingen mark... Although it is a bit crude (see picture attached). The "petit-Montmorency-style" secondary fuller and the fact that the main fuller ends before the guard on the OP's sabre is interesting. You don't see that all that often on these kinds of broad cutting blade. It's more curved and has a wider tip than an actual petit-Montmorency blade though. I found a similar one on ebay with the double fullering that is listed as "French Napoleonic 1814 Lancers Sword" (see picture attached) but that attribution seems wrong so that probably doesn't help. It also lacks the ricasso block and it has a shark skin grip rather than leather. Attached Images