Hello all!
My family has a sword. I'm sure it's old, but the question is how old?
I'm positive from my brief stab at research that it's not Civil War era... at least, I'm almost 95% positive. In fact, I'm not even sure if it's a military sword, or something used by the local high school/college marching band. Heck, I'm not even convinced it's American.
Any good research sources out there for a novice? Or a service where I can fob off some cash and a couple of detailed descriptions and a photo or three?
It's big; it's heavy; it's old (too dirty and pitted to be new... turn of the 19th/20th Century?); it's got some markings and a cipher.
Any opinions would be appreciated.
-John
My family has a sword. I'm sure it's old, but the question is how old?
I'm positive from my brief stab at research that it's not Civil War era... at least, I'm almost 95% positive. In fact, I'm not even sure if it's a military sword, or something used by the local high school/college marching band. Heck, I'm not even convinced it's American.
Any good research sources out there for a novice? Or a service where I can fob off some cash and a couple of detailed descriptions and a photo or three?
It's big; it's heavy; it's old (too dirty and pitted to be new... turn of the 19th/20th Century?); it's got some markings and a cipher.
Any opinions would be appreciated.
-John
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