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04-07-2021,
10:34 AM
Dmitry Z~G
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Sword Attributed To General and President Franklin Pierce
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The provenance is rather shaky, but not impossible. The sword could have been Franklin Pierce's, or one of his brothers, who were both career...
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04-05-2021,
04:01 PM
Rob O'Reilly
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1864 troopers sword scabbard
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Hi Will, I asked the same question 15+ years ago. As you know in 1872, 170 Pattern 1864 swords were purchased by the Canadian Government to...
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04-02-2021,
08:47 AM
Rob O'Reilly
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1864 troopers sword scabbard
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The very first Canadian 1864 I owned had the same scabbard ring configuration as your, but closer inspection revealed the original ring bands were...
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03-31-2021,
12:48 PM
Glen C.
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Sword Attributed To General and President Franklin Pierce
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Not me.
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03-31-2021,
06:22 AM
Glen C.
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In rummaging through misplaced bookmarks, I had flagged this sword listed at Horse Soldier. Now on Hold, so I figure we can at least discuss its...
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03-25-2021,
04:17 PM
Matt Easton
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Wilkinson Engineer re-hilted 1845 Infantry
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No, this is standard infantry proportions. Cavalry blades are 1 1/4 inch wide.
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03-24-2021,
11:48 AM
Dmitry Z~G
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ININ sword marking???
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The letters IN stand for Iesus Nazarenus, i.e. Jesus of Nazareth. These are seen with some frequency on the 17th century blades, and less often on...
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03-13-2021,
08:15 AM
MikeShowers
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Help with Initials on Infantry 1897
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Thanks James. That is exactly as I see it. However the only __. W.K. I have found so far F. William Kirby, and no A.W.K. So there must be an AWK...
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03-12-2021,
08:17 PM
MikeShowers
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Help with Initials on Infantry 1897
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Looking through the Gazette there was a Francis William Kirby, 2nd Lt. on March 7, 1900. That would fit the K and W, but I'm having a really hard...
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03-12-2021,
05:23 PM
MikeShowers
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Help with Initials on Infantry 1897
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I definitely see a W. I think the cross hatched letter might actually be a K. The rest I need more time to stare at to decipher.
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