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1902 Army Officer Swords - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum This Eickhorn logo will also be found on pre-war German swords and daggers View of the blade etching showing the eagle normally found on the obverse of these 1902 Army Officer Saber blades The eagle wings are generally spread from hilt to tip on the blade of US manufactured swords while the eagle is often found in this configuration on German
Origins of the M1830 USN Officer’s Sword While these swords were apparently the model for the M1826 USMC Officer’s sword, according to Jim Cheevers in the video at the link above, before 1826, I don’t think this type of hilt or dramatically curved blade design were associated in the American mind with any particular military force
USMC Approved swords. - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum Once the swords pass inspection, MarCorSysCom issues a certification letter and certification number to the vendor A certification tag is attached to each submitted sample showing the item’s identification, certified source, and an assigned Certification Number
Origin of the M1841 USN Officer’s Sword - US MILITARIA FORUM There is only one author who had examined enough actual artifacts to form a theory on this, let alone noticing that there was enough commonality in the surviving swords to realize a theory ought to be formed, and that was Peter Tuite in the previously referenced 2004 US Naval Officers: Their Swords and Dirks His material on the M1841 is mostly
M C Lilley Sword - EDGED WEAPONS - U. S. Militaria Forum M C Lilley, and most other cutlers and sellers of militaria, imported their blades and sometimes entire swords M C Lilley might have imported this sword entire, or imported just the blade from a Solingen firm and made or contracted the furniture The only sure way to tell would be a review of company records of the period, if they are even
Confederate Sword from New Orleans - US MILITARIA FORUM Page 165 of Confederate Swords William Albaugh, there's an example marked in the same manner Firm only in a straight line Just going through the swords from their firm, lots of variations Next time I'm in NOLA I want to visit their location at Canal and Royal Wonder if the original building is still there
Question for Owners of Patton Swords - U. S. Militaria Forum her is a pic from: Swords and Sabers of the Armory at Springfield book hope it helps very often once the saber left service it got a paint job of some sorts I restored one, an LF C and the black paint came off very cleanly revealing the book mentioned brown finish All my others I just have not had the time to start bill
USN Sword German made GEMSCO - U. S. Militaria Forum At least one listing did call it a "WWII" sword, never mind that all of the GEMSCO Navy swords are marked "Germany!" (Well one person says there were GEMSCO swords made into the 70's, but not with German blades, however I so far have not found any of those online) I found one reference which said these were made by Eickhorn in the 50's and 60's
Origins of the M1852 US Navy Officer’s Sword: Main Article Since leather was the primary material of naval swords in British, French, and American forces, complete and intact scabbards are more rare than the corresponding swords Regardless, the scabbard reverse looks mostly like the M1850 Foot, which in turn is a simplification of the M1845